What color is #450D18?

#450D18 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450D18?

The RGB value is 69, 13, 24: 69 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450D18?

The complementary color is #0D453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450D18 color

#450D18 rgb(69, 13, 24)

Shades of red

The hex color #450D18 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 5.1% green and 9.4% blue (69, 13, 24).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 68% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 65% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#450D18 color codes

HEX	`#450D18`
RGB	`rgb(69, 13, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 5.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 68%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 81%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 65%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.35, 27.25, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.35, 28.48, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.763, 1.619, 1.031)`
Decimal	`4525336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450D18, 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 #450D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #450D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450d18; }
.text { color: #450d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 13 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450d18, #451e0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #450D18?: #450D18 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450D18?: The RGB value is 69, 13, 24: 69 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450D18?: The complementary color is #0D453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.