What color is #450F36?

#450F36 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 #450F36?

The RGB value is 69, 15, 54: 69 red, 15 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #450F36?

The complementary color is #0F451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #450F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#450F36 color

#450F36 rgb(69, 15, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #450F36 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 5.9% green and 21.2% blue (69, 15, 54).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 64% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sanctuary (#3F012C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#450F36 color codes

HEX	`#450F36`
RGB	`rgb(69, 15, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 5.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 64%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 78%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.81, 30.17, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.81, 32.3, 339.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.291, 1.874, 3.678)`
Decimal	`4525878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #450F36, 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 #450F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#450F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #450F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #450f36; }
.text { color: #450f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #450f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 15 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #450f36, #450f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #450F36?: #450F36 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 #450F36?: The RGB value is 69, 15, 54: 69 red, 15 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #450F36?: The complementary color is #0F451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #450F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.