What color is #452F38?

#452F38 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452F38?

The RGB value is 69, 47, 56: 69 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452F38?

The complementary color is #2F453C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452F38 color

#452F38 rgb(69, 47, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #452F38 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18.4% green and 22% blue (69, 47, 56).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#452F38 color codes

HEX	`#452F38`
RGB	`rgb(69, 47, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.25, 11.7, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.25, 11.82, 351.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.185, 3.584, 4.212)`
Decimal	`4534072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452F38, 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 #452F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #452F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452f38; }
.text { color: #452f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 47 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452f38, #45312f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #452F38?: #452F38 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452F38?: The RGB value is 69, 47, 56: 69 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452F38?: The complementary color is #2F453C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.