What color is #452B32?

#452B32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452B32?

The RGB value is 69, 43, 50: 69 red, 43 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452B32?

The complementary color is #2B453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452B32 color

#452B32 rgb(69, 43, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #452B32 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.9% green and 19.6% blue (69, 43, 50).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 28% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#452B32 color codes

HEX	`#452B32`
RGB	`rgb(69, 43, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 28%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, 13.24, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 13.25, 2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.894, 3.223, 3.434)`
Decimal	`4533042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452B32, 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 #452B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #452B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452b32; }
.text { color: #452b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 43 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452b32, #45312b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #452B32?: #452B32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452B32?: The RGB value is 69, 43, 50: 69 red, 43 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452B32?: The complementary color is #2B453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.