What color is #451D29?

#451D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451D29?

The RGB value is 69, 29, 41: 69 red, 29 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451D29?

The complementary color is #1D4539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451D29 color

#451D29 rgb(69, 29, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #451D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 11.4% green and 16.1% blue (69, 29, 41).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#451D29 color codes

HEX	`#451D29`
RGB	`rgb(69, 29, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 11.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 58%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.01, 20.73, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.01, 20.76, 2.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.294, 2.304, 2.369)`
Decimal	`4529449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451D29, 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 #451D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #451D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451d29; }
.text { color: #451d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 29 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451d29, #45251d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #451D29?: #451D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451D29?: The RGB value is 69, 29, 41: 69 red, 29 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451D29?: The complementary color is #1D4539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.