What color is #450905?

#450905 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450905?

The RGB value is 69, 9, 5: 69 red, 9 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450905?

The complementary color is #054145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450905?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450905 color

#450905 rgb(69, 9, 5)

Shades of red

The hex color #450905 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 3.5% green and 2% blue (69, 9, 5).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 86% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 93% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#450905 color codes

HEX	`#450905`
RGB	`rgb(69, 9, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 3.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 86%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 93%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 93%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.43, 27.72, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.43, 32.65, 31.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.58, 1.472, 0.292)`
Decimal	`4524293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450905, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #450905	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450905 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #450905 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450905; }
.text { color: #450905; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450905; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 9 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450905, #452905); }

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Questions

What color is #450905?: #450905 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450905?: The RGB value is 69, 9, 5: 69 red, 9 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450905?: The complementary color is #054145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450905?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.