What color is #451D20?

#451D20 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451D20?

The RGB value is 69, 29, 32: 69 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451D20?

The complementary color is #1D4542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451D20 color

#451D20 rgb(69, 29, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #451D20 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (69, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#451D20 color codes

HEX	`#451D20`
RGB	`rgb(69, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 58%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.74, 19.56, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.74, 20.81, 20)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.155, 2.249, 1.634)`
Decimal	`4529440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451D20, 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 #451D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #451D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451d20; }
.text { color: #451d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451d20, #452e1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #451D20?: #451D20 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451D20?: The RGB value is 69, 29, 32: 69 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451D20?: The complementary color is #1D4542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.