#46231E#46231E
#46231E is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.055 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46231E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 35, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 40%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 57%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 57.1%, 72.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.36, 16.03, 10.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.36, 19.29, 33.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.23% 0.0476 0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.23% 0.055 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3614, 2.5982, 1.5525) |
| Luminance | 0.0260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 7.47
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.20
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 8.70
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 9.24
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 9.27
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46231E #1E4146
analogous
#461E2D #46231E #46371E
triadic
#46231E #1E4623 #231E46
tetradic
#46231E #2D461E #1E4146 #371E46
square
#46231E #2D461E #1E4146 #371E46
split-complementary
#46231E #1E4637 #1E2D46
monochromatic
#150B09 #1B0E0C #46231E #713830 #9C4E43
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.82
#46231E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.52
#46231E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #46231E
13.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46231E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46231E | 1.00 | 13.82 | 1.52 | 13.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B281D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#34301D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D1E22
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46231e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 35, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.055 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c5e59',
500: '#46231e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46231e; $custom-light: #7c5e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46231e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 35,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.5,
"s": 40,
"l": 19.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30227,
"c": 0.05456,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.02598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46231E
secondary
#45747B
accent
#C1D058
background
#F7F5F5
surface
#EEE9E9
border
#C9C5C5
text
#0A0403
muted
#7C7978