What color is #452E28?

#452E28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452E28?

The RGB value is 69, 46, 40: 69 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452E28?

The complementary color is #283F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452E28 color

#452E28 rgb(69, 46, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #452E28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18% green and 15.7% blue (69, 46, 40).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#452E28 color codes

HEX	`#452E28`
RGB	`rgb(69, 46, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.48, 9.64, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.48, 12.59, 40.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.814, 3.373, 2.457)`
Decimal	`4533800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452E28, 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 #452E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #452E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452e28; }
.text { color: #452e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 46 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452e28, #453c28); }

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Questions

What color is #452E28?: #452E28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452E28?: The RGB value is 69, 46, 40: 69 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452E28?: The complementary color is #283F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.