Information about #46012C color

#46012C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #46012C belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(70, 1, 44) — 27.5% red, 0.4% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 10 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #46012C reads as a maximally vivid rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Plum (#3F012C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aubergine (#3D0734) and Toledo (#3A0020).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 1, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #46012C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#46012C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#46012C 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #46012C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46012C
  • RGB70, 1, 44
  • CMYK0, 27, 10, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 1, 44)
  • HSL323°, 97%, 14%
  • HSL Precise322.609°, 97.183%, 13.922%
  • HSV323°, 99%, 27%
  • HSB323°, 99%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.004, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.004, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.004, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID46012C
  • DECIMAL ID4587820
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01