What color is #45112D?

#45112D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45112D?

The RGB value is 69, 17, 45: 69 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45112D?

The complementary color is #114529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45112D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45112D color

#45112D rgb(69, 17, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45112D is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 6.7% green and 17.6% blue (69, 17, 45).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 35% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#45112D color codes

HEX	`#45112D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 17, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 6.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 75%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 35%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.71, 27.86, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.71, 28.34, 349.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.129, 1.856, 2.676)`
Decimal	`4526381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45112D, 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 #45112D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45112D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #45112D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45112d; }
.text { color: #45112d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45112d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 17 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45112d, #451113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #45112D?: #45112D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45112D?: The RGB value is 69, 17, 45: 69 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45112D?: The complementary color is #114529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45112D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.