What color is #462A28?

#462A28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462A28?

The RGB value is 70, 42, 40: 70 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462A28?

The complementary color is #284446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462A28 color

#462A28 rgb(70, 42, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #462A28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (70, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#462A28 color codes

HEX	`#462A28`
RGB	`rgb(70, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.49, 12.75, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.49, 14.43, 27.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.737, 3.112, 2.411)`
Decimal	`4598312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462A28, 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 #462A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #462A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462a28; }
.text { color: #462a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462a28, #463928); }

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Questions

What color is #462A28?: #462A28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462A28?: The RGB value is 70, 42, 40: 70 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462A28?: The complementary color is #284446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.