#461901 Color

#461901 is rgb(70, 25, 1) in RGB, hsl(21, 97%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 99%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#461901

HEX#461901

RGBrgb(70, 25, 1)

HSLhsl(21, 97%, 14%)

HSVhsv(21, 99%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 99%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(27.9% 0.077 45.6)

LABlab(15.81% 21.02 23.45)

LCHlch(15.81% 31.49 48.13)

What #461901 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 #461901, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Seal Brown#59260BΔE 8.18 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 8.49 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 11.76 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 12.1 Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 12.84 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 13.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#461901 Channel Values

How #461901 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 25 · B 1	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 21° · S 97% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 21° · S 99% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 64% · Y 99% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #461901 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 text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #461901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #461901; 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 #461901

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 #461901 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#461901

Protanopia#252500

Protanomaly#352101

Deuteranopia#2D2D00

Deuteranomaly#392700

Tritanopia#471717

Tritanomaly#461810

Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #461901 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-461901: #461901;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #461901;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-461901': '#461901' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.098, blue: 0.004)

Android XML<color name="color_461901">#461901</color>

SVG fillfill="#461901"

More Brown Colors

#461901 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

471300 442f09 471400 432004 47240a 421200 472e00 3f1f09 48240a 3e1f04 482b0e 3d2b1f 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300 e05e00 2d1606

#461901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #461901?

#461901 is a darkest brown — rgb(70, 25, 1) in RGB and hsl(21, 97%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #461901?

#461901 is rgb(70, 25, 1) — red 70, green 25, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #461901?

#461901 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 99%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #461901 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #461901 scores 15:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #461901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #461901 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 29.45, which is a different colour altogether.

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