What color is #451E24?

#451E24 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451E24?

The RGB value is 69, 30, 36: 69 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451E24?

The complementary color is #1E453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451E24 color

#451E24 rgb(69, 30, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #451E24 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 11.8% green and 14.1% blue (69, 30, 36).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 48% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#451E24 color codes

HEX	`#451E24`
RGB	`rgb(69, 30, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 11.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.09, 19.44, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.09, 20.01, 13.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.237, 2.321, 1.946)`
Decimal	`4529700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451E24, 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 #451E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #451E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451e24; }
.text { color: #451e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 30 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451e24, #452c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #451E24?: #451E24 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451E24?: The RGB value is 69, 30, 36: 69 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451E24?: The complementary color is #1E453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.