What color is #451D35?

#451D35 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 #451D35?

The RGB value is 69, 29, 53: 69 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451D35?

The complementary color is #1D452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451D35 color

#451D35 rgb(69, 29, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #451D35 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 11.4% green and 20.8% blue (69, 29, 53).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 23% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#451D35 color codes

HEX	`#451D35`
RGB	`rgb(69, 29, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 11.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 58%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 23%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, 22.67, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 23.65, 343.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.536, 2.401, 3.645)`
Decimal	`4529461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451D35, 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 #451D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #451D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451d35; }
.text { color: #451d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 29 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451d35, #451d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #451D35?: #451D35 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 #451D35?: The RGB value is 69, 29, 53: 69 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451D35?: The complementary color is #1D452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.