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Recognised as Colour

#45252C

  • #45252C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#45252C is a red with RGB values 69, 37, 44 and HSL 347°, 30%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#45252C#45252C
HEX#45252C
RGBrgb(69, 37, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1451, 0.1725
RGB percentages27.1%, 14.5%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(346.9, 30.2%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 46.4%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 36.2%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,531,500
CSS custom property--colour: #45252C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#BADAD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#32312Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4A2227no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9Gray · ΔE 38.1Slate grey · ΔE 40.4Light slate grey · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25453E
Analogous#45253C, #452E25
Triadic#2C4525, #252C45
Split complementary#25452E, #253C45
Tetradic#3C4525, #25453E, #2E2545

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B97D8A
Lighter +30%#A75C6C
Lighter +20%#874956
Lighter +10%#663741
Darker −10%#241317
Darker −20%#030102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#521825
Less saturated −25%#383233

Channel breakdown

R69
G37
B44
Red69 (27.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue346.88°
Saturation (HSL)30.19%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 25 · B 2C

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