What color is #451F19?

#451F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #451F19?

The RGB value is 69, 31, 25: 69 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #451F19?

The complementary color is #193F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #451F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#451F19 color

#451F19 rgb(69, 31, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #451F19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 12.2% green and 9.8% blue (69, 31, 25).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 64% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#451F19 color codes

HEX	`#451F19`
RGB	`rgb(69, 31, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 12.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 64%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.06, 17.58, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.06, 21.55, 35.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.12, 2.316, 1.202)`
Decimal	`4529945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #451F19, 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 #451F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#451F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #451F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #451f19; }
.text { color: #451f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #451f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 31 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #451f19, #453519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #451F19?: #451F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #451F19?: The RGB value is 69, 31, 25: 69 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #451F19?: The complementary color is #193F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #451F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.