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#461e09 color: Barbecue Sauce

#461e09 is rgb(70, 30, 9) in RGB and oklch(28.89% 0.06893 45.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

28.9%
0.069
46°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • yellow-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #461e09

#461e09 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.48:1 contrast and black text 1.45:1, so white text reads better.

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

More brown colors

Lighter: #461e09 mixed with white

  1. 461e09
  2. 583220
  3. 6a4636
  4. 7c5b4d
  5. 8e7164
  6. a0877c
  7. b39e95
  8. c6b6af
  9. d8cec9
  10. ece6e4

Darker: #461e09 mixed with black

  1. 461e09
  2. 3c1907
  3. 321305
  4. 280e03
  5. 1e0902
  6. 150501
  7. 0d0301
  8. 050100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #461e09 with less saturation

  1. 461e09
  2. 44200e
  3. 412112
  4. 3f2316
  5. 3c2419
  6. 3a261c
  7. 372720
  8. 342823
  9. 312925
  10. 2e2a28

Questions about #461e09

What color is #461e09?

#461e09 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Barbecue Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(70, 30, 9), in HSL hsl(20.66, 77.22%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.89% 0.06893 45.634).

What colors go well with #461e09?

The complementary color of #461e09 is #003145. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #471a1f and #3e2500. The triadic partners are #003523 and #28254b.

Is white or black text more readable on #461e09?

White text reads better on #461e09: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and black gives 1.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #461e09 a warm or cool color?

#461e09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.069.