What color is #452822?

#452822 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452822?

The RGB value is 69, 40, 34: 69 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452822?

The complementary color is #223F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452822 color

#452822 rgb(69, 40, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452822 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 15.7% green and 13.3% blue (69, 40, 34).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#452822 color codes

HEX	`#452822`
RGB	`rgb(69, 40, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 15.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 12.79, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 16.03, 37.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.502, 2.899, 1.888)`
Decimal	`4532258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452822, 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 #452822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #452822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452822; }
.text { color: #452822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 40 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452822, #453922); }

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Questions

What color is #452822?: #452822 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452822?: The RGB value is 69, 40, 34: 69 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452822?: The complementary color is #223F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.