What color is #46401D?

#46401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46401D?

The RGB value is 70, 64, 29: 70 red, 64 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46401D?

The complementary color is #1D2346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46401D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46401D color

#46401D rgb(70, 64, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.1% green and 11.4% blue (70, 64, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 59% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#46401D color codes

HEX	`#46401D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 64, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 59%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.9, -2.95, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.9, 22.31, 97.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.581, 5.058, 1.897)`
Decimal	`4603933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46401D, 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 #46401D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46401D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #46401D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46401d; }
.text { color: #46401d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46401d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 64 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46401d, #37461d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #46401D?: #46401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46401D?: The RGB value is 70, 64, 29: 70 red, 64 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46401D?: The complementary color is #1D2346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46401D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.