What color is #451736?

#451736 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451736?

The RGB value is 69, 23, 54: 69 red, 23 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451736?

The complementary color is #174526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451736 color

#451736 rgb(69, 23, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451736 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 9% green and 21.2% blue (69, 23, 54).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#451736 color codes

HEX	`#451736`
RGB	`rgb(69, 23, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.23, 26.26, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.23, 27.87, 340.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.427, 2.145, 3.723)`
Decimal	`4527926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451736, 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 #451736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #451736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451736; }
.text { color: #451736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 23 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451736, #45171f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451736?: #451736 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451736?: The RGB value is 69, 23, 54: 69 red, 23 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451736?: The complementary color is #174526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.