What color is #452B26?

#452B26 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452B26?

The RGB value is 69, 43, 38: 69 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452B26?

The complementary color is #264045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452B26 color

#452B26 rgb(69, 43, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452B26 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.9% green and 14.9% blue (69, 43, 38).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 29% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 45% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#452B26 color codes

HEX	`#452B26`
RGB	`rgb(69, 43, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 29%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 45%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 45%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.57, 11.34, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.57, 14, 35.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.668, 3.133, 2.245)`
Decimal	`4533030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452B26, 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 #452B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #452B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452b26; }
.text { color: #452b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 43 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452b26, #453b26); }

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Questions

What color is #452B26?: #452B26 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452B26?: The RGB value is 69, 43, 38: 69 red, 43 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452B26?: The complementary color is #264045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.