What color is #451313?

#451313 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 #451313?

The RGB value is 69, 19, 19: 69 red, 19 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451313?

The complementary color is #134545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451313?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451313 color

#451313 rgb(69, 19, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #451313 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 7.5% green and 7.5% blue (69, 19, 19).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 57% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 72% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#451313 color codes

HEX	`#451313`
RGB	`rgb(69, 19, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 7.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 57%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 72%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 72%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.28, 24, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.28, 27.3, 28.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.805, 1.778, 0.812)`
Decimal	`4526867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451313, 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 #451313	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451313 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #451313 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451313; }
.text { color: #451313; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451313; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 19 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451313, #452c13); }

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Questions

What color is #451313?: #451313 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 #451313?: The RGB value is 69, 19, 19: 69 red, 19 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451313?: The complementary color is #134545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451313?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.