What color is #452D38?

#452D38 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 #452D38?

The RGB value is 69, 45, 56: 69 red, 45 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452D38?

The complementary color is #2D453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452D38 color

#452D38 rgb(69, 45, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #452D38 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.6% green and 22% blue (69, 45, 56).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#452D38 color codes

HEX	`#452D38`
RGB	`rgb(69, 45, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 35%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, 13.03, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 13.27, 349)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.106, 3.428, 4.186)`
Decimal	`4533560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452D38, 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 #452D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #452D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452d38; }
.text { color: #452d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 45 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452d38, #452e2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #452D38?: #452D38 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 #452D38?: The RGB value is 69, 45, 56: 69 red, 45 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452D38?: The complementary color is #2D453A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.