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#461a09 color: Barbecue Sauce

#461a09 is rgb(70, 26, 9) in RGB and oklch(28.169% 0.07291 40.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

28.2%
0.073
40°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #461a09

#461a09 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.2% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.87:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce (#471c0f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #461a09 mixed with white

  1. 461a09
  2. 582f20
  3. 6a4336
  4. 7c594c
  5. 8e6f64
  6. a1857c
  7. b39d95
  8. c6b5ae
  9. d9cdc9
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #461a09 mixed with black

  1. 461a09
  2. 3c1507
  3. 321005
  4. 280c03
  5. 1e0702
  6. 150401
  7. 0d0201
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #461a09 with less saturation

  1. 461a09
  2. 441c0e
  3. 411e11
  4. 3e2015
  5. 3c2218
  6. 39231b
  7. 36241e
  8. 332621
  9. 302724
  10. 2d2827

Questions about #461a09

What color is #461a09?

#461a09 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(70, 26, 9), in HSL hsl(16.72, 77.22%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.169% 0.07291 40.369).

What colors go well with #461a09?

The complementary color of #461a09 is #003042. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #461721 and #3f2100. The triadic partners are #00341d and #23244c.

Is white or black text more readable on #461a09?

White text reads better on #461a09: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #461a09 a warm or cool color?

#461a09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 28.2% and its chroma 0.073.