What color is #452020?

#452020 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 #452020?

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

What is the complementary color of #452020?

The complementary color is #204545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452020 color

#452020 rgb(69, 32, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #452020 is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#452020 color codes

HEX	`#452020`
RGB	`rgb(69, 32, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 12.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, 17.7, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 19.47, 24.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.232, 2.403, 1.66)`
Decimal	`4530208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452020, 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 #452020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #452020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452020; }
.text { color: #452020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 32 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452020, #453320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #452020?: #452020 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 #452020?: The RGB value is 69, 32, 32: 69 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452020?: The complementary color is #204545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.