Close to Caput Mortuum
#461C21
#461C21 is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 11% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 43% saturation and 19% 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 #461C21.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.50:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.45:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.50:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.45:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #461C21 as they’d see it.
#461C21 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 #461C21
What color is #461C21?
#461C21 is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 11% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #461C21 in RGB?
#461C21 is rgb(70, 28, 33): 70 red, 28 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #461C21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 53, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #461C21?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #461C21?
Its complement #00302B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.