What color is #46252A?

#46252A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46252A?

The RGB value is 70, 37, 42: 70 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46252A?

The complementary color is #254641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46252A color

#46252A rgb(70, 37, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #46252A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (70, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 40% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#46252A color codes

HEX	`#46252A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, 16.3, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 16.68, 12.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.605, 2.793, 2.539)`
Decimal	`4597034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46252A, 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 #46252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #46252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46252a; }
.text { color: #46252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46252a, #463125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #46252A?: #46252A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46252A?: The RGB value is 70, 37, 42: 70 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46252A?: The complementary color is #254641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.