Recognised as Colour
#45252E
- #45252E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#45252E is a red with RGB values 69, 37, 46 and HSL 343°, 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
#45252E#45252E
HEX#45252E
RGBrgb(69, 37, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1451, 0.1804
RGB percentages27.1%, 14.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(343.1, 30.2%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 46.4%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 33.3%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,531,502
CSS custom property--colour: #45252E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#BADAD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25453C
Analogous#45253E, #452C25
Triadic#2E4525, #252E45
Split complementary#25452C, #253E45
Tetradic#3E4525, #25453C, #2C2545
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G37
B46
Red69 (27.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue343.13°
Saturation (HSL)30.19%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 25 · B 2E
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