What color is #46191C?

#46191C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46191C?

The RGB value is 70, 25, 28: 70 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46191C?

The complementary color is #194643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46191C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46191C color

#46191C rgb(70, 25, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #46191C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 9.8% green and 11% blue (70, 25, 28).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 60% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#46191C color codes

HEX	`#46191C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 25, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 9.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 60%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.91, 21.92, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.91, 23.65, 22.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.083, 2.082, 1.338)`
Decimal	`4593948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46191C, 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 #46191C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46191C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #46191C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46191c; }
.text { color: #46191c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46191c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 25 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46191c, #462d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #46191C?: #46191C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46191C?: The RGB value is 70, 25, 28: 70 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46191C?: The complementary color is #194643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46191C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.