What color is #46231F?

#46231F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46231F?

The RGB value is 70, 35, 31: 70 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46231F?

The complementary color is #1F4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46231F color

#46231F rgb(70, 35, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #46231F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (70, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#46231F color codes

HEX	`#46231F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.38, 16.14, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.38, 19.03, 31.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.374, 2.603, 1.621)`
Decimal	`4596511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46231F, 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 #46231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #46231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46231f; }
.text { color: #46231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46231f, #46371f); }

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Questions

What color is #46231F?: #46231F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46231F?: The RGB value is 70, 35, 31: 70 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46231F?: The complementary color is #1F4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.