What color is #452A27?

#452A27 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 #452A27?

The RGB value is 69, 42, 39: 69 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452A27?

The complementary color is #274245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452A27 color

#452A27 rgb(69, 42, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452A27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (69, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#452A27 color codes

HEX	`#452A27`
RGB	`rgb(69, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.31, 12.14, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.31, 14.1, 30.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.649, 3.068, 2.319)`
Decimal	`4532775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452A27, 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 #452A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #452A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452a27; }
.text { color: #452a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452a27, #453927); }

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Questions

What color is #452A27?: #452A27 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 #452A27?: The RGB value is 69, 42, 39: 69 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452A27?: The complementary color is #274245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.