What color is #462611?

#462611 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462611?

The RGB value is 70, 38, 17: 70 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462611?

The complementary color is #113146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462611 color

#462611 rgb(70, 38, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #462611 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (70, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 76% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#462611 color codes

HEX	`#462611`
RGB	`rgb(70, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.92, 12.91, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.92, 23.82, 57.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.32, 2.729, 0.882)`
Decimal	`4597265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462611, 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 #462611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #462611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462611; }
.text { color: #462611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462611, #464111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #462611?: #462611 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462611?: The RGB value is 70, 38, 17: 70 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462611?: The complementary color is #113146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.