What color is #461B23?

#461B23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461B23?

The RGB value is 70, 27, 35: 70 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461B23?

The complementary color is #1B463E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461B23 color

#461B23 rgb(70, 27, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #461B23 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 10.6% green and 13.7% blue (70, 27, 35).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 50% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#461B23 color codes

HEX	`#461B23`
RGB	`rgb(70, 27, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 10.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 50%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 21.54, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 22.06, 12.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.221, 2.208, 1.846)`
Decimal	`4594467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461B23, 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 #461B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #461B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461b23; }
.text { color: #461b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 27 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461b23, #46291b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #461B23?: #461B23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461B23?: The RGB value is 70, 27, 35: 70 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461B23?: The complementary color is #1B463E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.