What color is #461E29?

#461E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461E29?

The RGB value is 70, 30, 41: 70 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461E29?

The complementary color is #1E463B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461E29 color

#461E29 rgb(70, 30, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #461E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 11.8% green and 16.1% blue (70, 30, 41).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#461E29 color codes

HEX	`#461E29`
RGB	`rgb(70, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.42, 20.55, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.42, 20.62, 4.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.39, 2.391, 2.38)`
Decimal	`4595241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461E29, 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 #461E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #461E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461e29; }
.text { color: #461e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461e29, #46271e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #461E29?: #461E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461E29?: The RGB value is 70, 30, 41: 70 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461E29?: The complementary color is #1E463B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.