What color is #452736?

#452736 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 #452736?

The RGB value is 69, 39, 54: 69 red, 39 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452736?

The complementary color is #274536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452736 color

#452736 rgb(69, 39, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #452736 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 15.3% green and 21.2% blue (69, 39, 54).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#452736 color codes

HEX	`#452736`
RGB	`rgb(69, 39, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 15.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, 16.59, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 16.99, 347.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.846, 2.983, 3.863)`
Decimal	`4532022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452736, 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 #452736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #452736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452736; }
.text { color: #452736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 39 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452736, #452727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452736?: #452736 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 #452736?: The RGB value is 69, 39, 54: 69 red, 39 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452736?: The complementary color is #274536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.