Information about #46381B color

#46381B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #46381B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 56, 27) — 27.5% red, 22% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 17 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #46381B 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 a hair away from Lisbon Brown (#423921). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thatch Green (#403D19) and Cafe Noir (#4B3621).

The recipe behind #46381B is rgb(70, 56, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #46381B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #46381B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#46381B color variations

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#46381B 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 #46381B

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

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46381B
  • RGB70, 56, 27
  • CMYK0, 5, 17, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 56, 27)
  • HSL40°, 44%, 19%
  • HSL Precise40.465°, 44.33%, 19.02%
  • HSV40°, 61%, 27%
  • HSB40°, 61%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.220, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.220, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.220, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID46381B
  • DECIMAL ID4601883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01