Recognised as Colour
#46222E
- #46222E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#46222E is a red with RGB values 70, 34, 46 and HSL 340°, 35%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#46222E#46222E
HEX#46222E
RGBrgb(70, 34, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1333, 0.1804
RGB percentages27.5%, 13.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(340, 34.6%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 51.4%, 27.5%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 34.3%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,596,270
CSS custom property--colour: #46222E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B9DDD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22463A
Analogous#462240, #462822
Triadic#2E4622, #222E46
Split complementary#224628, #224046
Tetradic#404622, #22463A, #282246
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G34
B46
Red70 (27.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 46 · G 22 · B 2E
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