What color is #45242A?

#45242A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45242A?

The RGB value is 69, 36, 42: 69 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45242A?

The complementary color is #24453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45242A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45242A color

#45242A rgb(69, 36, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #45242A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 14.1% green and 16.5% blue (69, 36, 42).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#45242A color codes

HEX	`#45242A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 36, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 14.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.78, 16.5, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.78, 16.76, 10.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.503, 2.694, 2.526)`
Decimal	`4531242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45242A, 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 #45242A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45242A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #45242A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45242a; }
.text { color: #45242a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45242a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 36 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45242a, #452e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #45242A?: #45242A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45242A?: The RGB value is 69, 36, 42: 69 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45242A?: The complementary color is #24453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45242A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.