Close to Bordeaux
#460B23
#460B23 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 4.3% green, and 13.7% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 73% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #460B23.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.76:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.33:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.76:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.33:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #460B23 as they’d see it.
#460B23 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #460B23
What color is #460B23?
#460B23 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 4.3% green, and 13.7% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 73% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #460B23 in RGB?
#460B23 is rgb(70, 11, 35): 70 red, 11 green, and 35 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #460B23 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 84, 50, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #460B23?
PANTONE 2628 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #460B23?
Its complement #002A17 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.