What color is #452B28?

#452B28 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 #452B28?

The RGB value is 69, 43, 40: 69 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452B28?

The complementary color is #284245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452B28 color

#452B28 rgb(69, 43, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452B28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.9% green and 15.7% blue (69, 43, 40).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 42% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#452B28 color codes

HEX	`#452B28`
RGB	`rgb(69, 43, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 42%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.62, 11.63, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.62, 13.53, 30.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.701, 3.146, 2.419)`
Decimal	`4533032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452B28, 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 #452B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #452B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452b28; }
.text { color: #452b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 43 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452b28, #453928); }

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Questions

What color is #452B28?: #452B28 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 #452B28?: The RGB value is 69, 43, 40: 69 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452B28?: The complementary color is #284245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.