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#461b09 color: Barbecue Sauce

#461b09 is rgb(70, 27, 9) in RGB and oklch(28.343% 0.07187 41.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

28.3%
0.072
42°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • amber-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #461b09

#461b09 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.3% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.78:1 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: #461b09 mixed with white

  1. 461b09
  2. 582f20
  3. 6a4436
  4. 7c594c
  5. 8e6f64
  6. a1867c
  7. b39d95
  8. c6b5ae
  9. d9cdc9
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #461b09 mixed with black

  1. 461b09
  2. 3c1607
  3. 321105
  4. 280c03
  5. 1e0802
  6. 150501
  7. 0d0201
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #461b09 with less saturation

  1. 461b09
  2. 441d0e
  3. 411f12
  4. 3e2115
  5. 3c2218
  6. 39241c
  7. 36251f
  8. 332621
  9. 302724
  10. 2d2927

Questions about #461b09

What color is #461b09?

#461b09 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(70, 27, 9), in HSL hsl(17.7, 77.22%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.343% 0.07187 41.608).

What colors go well with #461b09?

The complementary color of #461b09 is #003143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #461820 and #3f2200. The triadic partners are #00341e and #25244c.

Is white or black text more readable on #461b09?

White text reads better on #461b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #461b09 a warm or cool color?

#461b09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 28.3% and its chroma 0.072.