What color is #452E2A?

#452E2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452E2A?

The RGB value is 69, 46, 42: 69 red, 46 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452E2A?

The complementary color is #2A4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452E2A color

#452E2A rgb(69, 46, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #452E2A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18% green and 16.5% blue (69, 46, 42).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#452E2A color codes

HEX	`#452E2A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 46, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.53, 9.94, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.53, 12.05, 34.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.849, 3.387, 2.641)`
Decimal	`4533802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452E2A, 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 #452E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #452E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452e2a; }
.text { color: #452e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 46 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452e2a, #453c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #452E2A?: #452E2A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452E2A?: The RGB value is 69, 46, 42: 69 red, 46 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452E2A?: The complementary color is #2A4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.