Recognised as Colour
#462E2F
- #462E2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#462E2F is a red with RGB values 70, 46, 47 and HSL 358°, 21%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#462E2F#462E2F
HEX#462E2F
RGBrgb(70, 46, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1804, 0.1843
RGB percentages27.5%, 18%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(357.5, 20.7%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 34.3%, 27.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.3%, 32.9%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,343
CSS custom property--colour: #462E2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B9D1D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E4645
Analogous#462E3B, #46392E
Triadic#2F462E, #2E2F46
Split complementary#2E4639, #2E3B46
Tetradic#3B462E, #2E4645, #392E46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G46
B47
Red70 (27.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue357.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2E · B 2F
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