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#461b06 color: Barbecue Sauce

#461b06 is rgb(70, 27, 6) in RGB and oklch(28.308% 0.07309 43.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

28.3%
0.073
44°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #461b06

#461b06 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.3% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 44°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.79:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, 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: #461b06 mixed with white

  1. 461b06
  2. 582f1e
  3. 6a4434
  4. 7c5a4b
  5. 8e6f63
  6. a1867b
  7. b39d94
  8. c6b5ae
  9. d9cdc8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #461b06 mixed with black

  1. 461b06
  2. 3c1604
  3. 321103
  4. 280c02
  5. 1e0801
  6. 150501
  7. 0d0200
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #461b06 with less saturation

  1. 461b06
  2. 441d0b
  3. 411f10
  4. 3e2114
  5. 3c2217
  6. 39241b
  7. 36251e
  8. 332621
  9. 302724
  10. 2d2927

Questions about #461b06

What color is #461b06?

#461b06 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(70, 27, 6), in HSL hsl(19.69, 84.21%, 14.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.308% 0.07309 43.956).

What colors go well with #461b06?

The complementary color of #461b06 is #003044. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #47171e and #3e2200. The triadic partners are #003420 and #26234c.

Is white or black text more readable on #461b06?

White text reads better on #461b06: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #461b06 a warm or cool color?

#461b06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 44 degrees, its lightness 28.3% and its chroma 0.073.