Information about #462528 color

#462528 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#462528 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(70, 37, 40) — 27.5% red, 14.5% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 12 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#462528 presents itself as a moderately toned warm red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Contraband (#462429). Slightly further away sit Fake Purple (#43242A) and Red Earth (#462028).

The recipe behind #462528 is rgb(70, 37, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #462528: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#462528 color variations

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

#462528 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 #462528

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

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Cowboy color link
Cowboy

#4D282D

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#462528
  • RGB70, 37, 40
  • CMYK0, 13, 12, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 37, 40)
  • HSL355°, 31%, 21%
  • HSL Precise354.545°, 30.841%, 20.98%
  • HSV355°, 47%, 27%
  • HSB355°, 47%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.145, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.145, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.145, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID462528
  • DECIMAL ID4597032
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01