What color is #46321D?

#46321D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46321D?

The RGB value is 70, 50, 29: 70 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46321D?

The complementary color is #1D3146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46321D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46321D color

#46321D rgb(70, 50, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #46321D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green and 11.4% blue (70, 50, 29).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 59% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#46321D color codes

HEX	`#46321D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 50, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 59%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, 6.09, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 17.89, 70.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.888, 3.672, 1.666)`
Decimal	`4600349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46321D, 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 #46321D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46321D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #46321D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46321d; }
.text { color: #46321d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46321d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 50 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46321d, #46461d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #46321D?: #46321D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46321D?: The RGB value is 70, 50, 29: 70 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46321D?: The complementary color is #1D3146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46321D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.