Recognised as Colour
#45232E
- #45232E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#45232E is a red with RGB values 69, 35, 46 and HSL 341°, 33%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#45232E#45232E
HEX#45232E
RGBrgb(69, 35, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1373, 0.1804
RGB percentages27.1%, 13.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(340.6, 32.7%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 49.3%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.3%, 33.3%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,530,990
CSS custom property--colour: #45232E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#BADCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23453A
Analogous#45233F, #452923
Triadic#2E4523, #232E45
Split complementary#234529, #233F45
Tetradic#3F4523, #23453A, #292345
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G35
B46
Red69 (27.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue340.59°
Saturation (HSL)32.69%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 23 · B 2E
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