What color is #450E38?

#450E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Sanctuary. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #450E38?

The RGB value is 69, 14, 56: 69 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450E38?

The complementary color is #0E451B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450E38 color

#450E38 rgb(69, 14, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #450E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 5.5% green and 22% blue (69, 14, 56).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 66% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sanctuary (#3F012C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#450E38 color codes

HEX	`#450E38`
RGB	`rgb(69, 14, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 5.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 66%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.76, 30.93, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.76, 33.56, 337.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.325, 1.865, 3.925)`
Decimal	`4525624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450E38, 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 #450E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #450E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450e38; }
.text { color: #450e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 14 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450e38, #450e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #450E38?: #450E38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Sanctuary. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #450E38?: The RGB value is 69, 14, 56: 69 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450E38?: The complementary color is #0E451B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.