What color is #46192C?

#46192C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46192C?

The RGB value is 70, 25, 44: 70 red, 25 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46192C?

The complementary color is #194633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46192C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46192C color

#46192C rgb(70, 25, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #46192C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 9.8% green and 17.3% blue (70, 25, 44).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 37% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#46192C color codes

HEX	`#46192C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 25, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 9.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, 23.91, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 23.99, 355.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.328, 2.18, 2.628)`
Decimal	`4593964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46192C, 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 #46192C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46192C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #46192C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46192c; }
.text { color: #46192c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46192c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 25 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46192c, #461d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #46192C?: #46192C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46192C?: The RGB value is 70, 25, 44: 70 red, 25 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46192C?: The complementary color is #194633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46192C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.