What color is #450E18?

#450E18 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 #450E18?

The RGB value is 69, 14, 24: 69 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450E18?

The complementary color is #0E453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450E18 color

#450E18 rgb(69, 14, 24)

Shades of red

The hex color #450E18 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 5.5% green and 9.4% blue (69, 14, 24).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 66% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 65% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#450E18 color codes

HEX	`#450E18`
RGB	`rgb(69, 14, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 5.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 66%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 65%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.51, 26.81, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.51, 28.12, 17.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.776, 1.646, 1.035)`
Decimal	`4525592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450E18, 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 #450E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #450E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450e18; }
.text { color: #450e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 14 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450e18, #451f0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #450E18?: #450E18 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 #450E18?: The RGB value is 69, 14, 24: 69 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450E18?: The complementary color is #0E453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.