Colour
#452D38
- #452D38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#452D38 is a red with RGB values 69, 45, 56 and HSL 333°, 21%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#452D38#452D38
HEX#452D38
RGBrgb(69, 45, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1765, 0.2196
RGB percentages27.1%, 17.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(332.5, 21.1%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.5, 34.8%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.8%, 18.8%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,533,560
CSS custom property--colour: #452D38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#BAD2C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D453A
Analogous#452D44, #452E2D
Triadic#38452D, #2D3845
Split complementary#2D452E, #2D4445
Tetradic#44452D, #2D453A, #2E2D45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G45
B56
Red69 (27.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue332.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2D · B 38
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