What color is #461914?

#461914 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461914?

The RGB value is 70, 25, 20: 70 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461914?

The complementary color is #144146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461914 color

#461914 rgb(70, 25, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #461914 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (70, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 71% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#461914 color codes

HEX	`#461914`
RGB	`rgb(70, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 71%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.74, 21.21, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.74, 25.57, 33.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3, 2.048, 0.899)`
Decimal	`4593940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461914, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #461914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #461914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461914; }
.text { color: #461914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461914, #463214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #461914?: #461914 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461914?: The RGB value is 70, 25, 20: 70 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461914?: The complementary color is #144146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.