Close to Bistre
#46292C
#46292C is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 16.1% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 26% saturation and 22% 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 #46292C.
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
13.01:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.01:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.61:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #46292C as they’d see it.
#46292C 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 #46292C
What color is #46292C?
#46292C is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 16.1% green, and 17.3% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #46292C in RGB?
#46292C is rgb(70, 41, 44): 70 red, 41 green, and 44 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #46292C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 41, 37, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #46292C?
PANTONE 4975 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #46292C?
Its complement #103734 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.