Information about #462B1B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#462B1B is a clearly saturated warm orange that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Morocco Brown (#442D21). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iroko (#433120) and Short Black (#42231B).
The recipe behind #462B1B is rgb(70, 43, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #462B1B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #462B1B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#462B1B color variations
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#462B1B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#462B1B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#462B1B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#462B1B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#462B1B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #462B1B color
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Nearest named colors to #462B1B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#442D21
#433120
#42231B
#452924
#3D2B1F
#4E2D21
#482A25
#4F301F
#3C241B
#4C2322
#3B2820
#3D2622
#462B1B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#462B1B
- RGB70, 43, 27
- CMYK0, 11, 17, 73
- CSSrgb(70, 43, 27)
- HSL22°, 44%, 19%
- HSL Precise22.326°, 44.33%, 19.02%
- HSV22°, 61%, 27%
- HSB22°, 61%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.169, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.169, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.169, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID462B1B
- DECIMAL ID4598555
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
