What color is #450B00?

#450B00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450B00?

The RGB value is 69, 11, 0: 69 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450B00?

The complementary color is #003A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450B00 color

#450B00 rgb(69, 11, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #450B00 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 4.3% green and 0% blue (69, 11, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lonely Chocolate (#4A0A00), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#450B00 color codes

HEX	`#450B00`
RGB	`rgb(69, 11, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 4.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.64, 26.71, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.64, 33.11, 36.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.574, 1.505, 0.155)`
Decimal	`4524800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450B00, 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 #450B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #450B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450b00; }
.text { color: #450b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 11 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450b00, #452e00); }

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Questions

What color is #450B00?: #450B00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Lonely Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450B00?: The RGB value is 69, 11, 0: 69 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450B00?: The complementary color is #003A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.