#460809 Color

#460809 is rgb(70, 8, 9) in RGB, hsl(359, 79%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 87%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#460809

HEX#460809

RGBrgb(70, 8, 9)

HSLhsl(359, 79%, 15%)

HSVhsv(359, 89%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 87%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(25.7% 0.092 25.8)

LABlab(12.94% 28.99 16.58)

LCHlch(12.94% 33.39 29.77)

What #460809 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #460809, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 5.45 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 5.48 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 8.97 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 9.38 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 10.83 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 15.99

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#460809 Channel Values

How #460809 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 70 · G 8 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 359° · S 79% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 359° · S 89% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 89% · Y 87% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.17:1 vs white · 1.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #460809 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #460809

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #460809; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #460809

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #460809 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#460809

Protanopia#1D1D08

Protanomaly#321708

Deuteranopia#292904

Deuteranomaly#372006

Tritanopia#460808

Tritanomaly#460808

Achromatopsia#212121

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Using #460809 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-460809: #460809;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #460809;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-460809': '#460809' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.031, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_460809">#460809</color>

SVG fillfill="#460809"

More Red Colors

#460809 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

470000 450902 47000c 441306 470012 43302e 4a0000 432828 4a1717 420a00 4b0714 420000 6f1515 8a0015 a21606 bd0000 cc3333 ddadaf eb284f f78fa7 ff0033 ff5a36 ffadad ffe5ea

#460809 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #460809?

#460809 is a darkest red — rgb(70, 8, 9) in RGB and hsl(359, 79%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #460809?

#460809 is rgb(70, 8, 9) — red 70, green 8, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #460809?

#460809 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 87%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #460809 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #460809 scores 16.17:1 against white and 1.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #460809 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #460809 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 32.82, which is a different colour altogether.

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