What color is #452431?

#452431 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452431?

The RGB value is 69, 36, 49: 69 red, 36 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452431?

The complementary color is #244538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452431?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452431 color

#452431 rgb(69, 36, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #452431 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 14.1% green and 19.2% blue (69, 36, 49).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#452431 color codes

HEX	`#452431`
RGB	`rgb(69, 36, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 14.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 17.63, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 17.7, 354.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.64, 2.749, 3.244)`
Decimal	`4531249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452431, 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 #452431	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452431 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #452431 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452431; }
.text { color: #452431; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452431; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 36 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452431, #452824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452431?: #452431 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452431?: The RGB value is 69, 36, 49: 69 red, 36 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452431?: The complementary color is #244538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452431?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.