What color is #46212E?

#46212E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46212E?

The RGB value is 70, 33, 46: 70 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46212E?

The complementary color is #214639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46212E color

#46212E rgb(70, 33, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #46212E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (70, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 36% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#46212E color codes

HEX	`#46212E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 36%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 53%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, 19.45, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 19.46, 358.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.563, 2.587, 2.896)`
Decimal	`4596014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46212E, 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 #46212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #46212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46212e; }
.text { color: #46212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46212e, #462621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #46212E?: #46212E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46212E?: The RGB value is 70, 33, 46: 70 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46212E?: The complementary color is #214639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.