What color is #45231F?

#45231F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45231F?

The RGB value is 69, 35, 31: 69 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45231F?

The complementary color is #1F4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45231F color

#45231F rgb(69, 35, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #45231F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (69, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 55% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#45231F color codes

HEX	`#45231F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.22, 15.68, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.22, 18.5, 32.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.303, 2.567, 1.618)`
Decimal	`4530975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45231F, 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 #45231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #45231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45231f; }
.text { color: #45231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45231f, #45361f); }

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Questions

What color is #45231F?: #45231F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45231F?: The RGB value is 69, 35, 31: 69 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45231F?: The complementary color is #1F4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.