Information about #460616 color

#460616 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #460616 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 6, 22) — 27.5% red, 2.4% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 19 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#460616 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marcels Burgundy (#4D0211). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chocolate Brown (#3F000F) and Maroon Oak (#520C17).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 6, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #460616 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #460616 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#460616 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#460616 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #460616

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Dark Maroon color link
Dark Maroon

#3C0008

Burnt Maroon color link
Burnt Maroon

#420303

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#460616
  • RGB70, 6, 22
  • CMYK0, 25, 19, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 6, 22)
  • HSL345°, 84%, 15%
  • HSL Precise345°, 84.211%, 14.902%
  • HSV345°, 91%, 27%
  • HSB345°, 91%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.024, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.024, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.024, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID460616
  • DECIMAL ID4589078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01