Colour
#452C38
- #452C38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#452C38 is a red with RGB values 69, 44, 56 and HSL 331°, 22%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#452C38#452C38
HEX#452C38
RGBrgb(69, 44, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1725, 0.2196
RGB percentages27.1%, 17.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(331.2, 22.1%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 36.2%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.2%, 18.8%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,533,304
CSS custom property--colour: #452C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#BAD3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C4539
Analogous#452C44, #452D2C
Triadic#38452C, #2C3845
Split complementary#2C452D, #2C4445
Tetradic#45452C, #2C4539, #2D2C45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G44
B56
Red69 (27.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue331.2°
Saturation (HSL)22.12%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2C · B 38
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