What color is #451A36?

#451A36 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451A36?

The RGB value is 69, 26, 54: 69 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451A36?

The complementary color is #1A4529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451A36 color

#451A36 rgb(69, 26, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451A36 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 10.2% green and 21.2% blue (69, 26, 54).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 22% 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 14.44:1).

#451A36 color codes

HEX	`#451A36`
RGB	`rgb(69, 26, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 10.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 62%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.85, 24.6, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.85, 25.99, 341.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.49, 2.271, 3.744)`
Decimal	`4528694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451A36, 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 #451A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #451A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451a36; }
.text { color: #451a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 26 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451a36, #451a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451A36?: #451A36 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451A36?: The RGB value is 69, 26, 54: 69 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451A36?: The complementary color is #1A4529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.