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#462301 Color

#462301 is rgb(70, 35, 1) in RGB, hsl(30, 97%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 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 8.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#462301
HEX#462301
RGBrgb(70, 35, 1)
HSLhsl(30, 97%, 14%)
HSVhsv(30, 99%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 99%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(29.8% 0.069 59)
LABlab(18.23% 15.16 26.33)
LCHlch(18.23% 30.38 60.07)

What #462301 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 #462301, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#462301 Channel Values

How #462301 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 35 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 97% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 99% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 99% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.99:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #462301 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 text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #462301

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #462301; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #462301

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #462301.

How #462301 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#462301
Protanopia#2B2B00
Protanomaly#382801
Deuteranopia#323200
Deuteranomaly#3B2C00
Tritanopia#472020
Tritanomaly#472118
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #462301 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-462301: #462301;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #462301;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-462301': '#462301' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.137, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_462301">#462301</color>
SVG fillfill="#462301"

More Brown Colors

#462301 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#462301 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #462301?

#462301 is a darkest brown — rgb(70, 35, 1) in RGB and hsl(30, 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #462301?

#462301 is rgb(70, 35, 1) — red 70, green 35, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #462301?

#462301 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 99%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #462301 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #462301 scores 13.99:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #462301 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #462301 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 28.06, which is a different colour altogether.

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