What color is #452236?

#452236 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452236?

The RGB value is 69, 34, 54: 69 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452236?

The complementary color is #224531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452236 color

#452236 rgb(69, 34, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452236 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (69, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#452236 color codes

HEX	`#452236`
RGB	`rgb(69, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.7, 19.79, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.7, 20.56, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.692, 2.676, 3.811)`
Decimal	`4530742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452236, 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 #452236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #452236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452236; }
.text { color: #452236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452236, #452224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452236?: #452236 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452236?: The RGB value is 69, 34, 54: 69 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452236?: The complementary color is #224531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.