Information about #462A21 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#462A21 is a moderately toned warm red that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Digeridoo (#452924). Slightly further away sit Morocco Brown (#442D21) and Hinau (#482A25).
The recipe behind #462A21 is rgb(70, 42, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #462A21 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#462A21 color variations
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#462A21 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#462A21 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#462A21 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#462A21 color hues
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#462A21 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #462A21 color
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Nearest named colors to #462A21
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#452924
#442D21
#482A25
#433120
#4E2D21
#3D2B1F
#4C2322
#443028
#493028
#3D2622
#412F28
#462429
#462A21 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#462A21
- RGB70, 42, 33
- CMYK0, 11, 15, 73
- CSSrgb(70, 42, 33)
- HSL15°, 36%, 20%
- HSL Precise14.595°, 35.922%, 20.196%
- HSV15°, 53%, 27%
- HSB15°, 53%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.165, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.165, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.165, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID462A21
- DECIMAL ID4598305
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
