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#46382A Color

#46382A is rgb(70, 56, 42) in RGB, hsl(30, 25%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Lava (#483C32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46382A
HEX#46382A
RGBrgb(70, 56, 42)
HSLhsl(30, 25%, 22%)
HSVhsv(30, 40%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.03 66.6)
LABlab(24.76% 4.66 11.23)
LCHlch(24.76% 12.16 67.46)

What #46382A 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 #46382A, 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.

#46382A Channel Values

How #46382A 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 56 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 25% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 40% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 40% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.29:1 vs white · 1.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46382A 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 text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #46382A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46382A; 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 #46382A

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 #46382A 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#46382A
Protanopia#3B3B2A
Protanomaly#3F3A2A
Deuteranopia#3D3D29
Deuteranomaly#413B2A
Tritanopia#473636
Tritanomaly#473732
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

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Using #46382A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46382a: #46382A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46382A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46382a': '#46382A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.220, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_46382a">#46382A</color>
SVG fillfill="#46382A"

More Brown Colors

#46382A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#46382A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46382A?

#46382A is a dark brown — rgb(70, 56, 42) in RGB and hsl(30, 25%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Lava (#483C32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #46382A?

#46382A is rgb(70, 56, 42) — red 70, green 56, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46382A?

#46382A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46382A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #46382A scores 11.29:1 against white and 1.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46382A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46382A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.11, which is visibly different.

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