What color is #461F07?

#461F07 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #461F07?

The RGB value is 70, 31, 7: 70 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461F07?

The complementary color is #072E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461F07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461F07 color

#461F07 rgb(70, 31, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #461F07 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 12.2% green and 2.7% blue (70, 31, 7).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 90% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#461F07 color codes

HEX	`#461F07`
RGB	`rgb(70, 31, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 12.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 90%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 16.82, 22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 27.97, 53.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.054, 2.298, 0.484)`
Decimal	`4595463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461F07, 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 #461F07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461F07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #461F07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461f07; }
.text { color: #461f07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461f07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 31 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461f07, #463e07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #461F07?: #461F07 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #461F07?: The RGB value is 70, 31, 7: 70 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461F07?: The complementary color is #072E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461F07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.