Colour
#452E2F
- #452E2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#452E2F is a red with RGB values 69, 46, 47 and HSL 357°, 20%, 23%. 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
#452E2F#452E2F
HEX#452E2F
RGBrgb(69, 46, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1804, 0.1843
RGB percentages27.1%, 18%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(357.4, 20%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 33.3%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 31.9%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,533,807
CSS custom property--colour: #452E2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03424WCAG 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 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#BAD1D0
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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E4544
Analogous#452E3B, #45382E
Triadic#2F452E, #2E2F45
Split complementary#2E4538, #2E3B45
Tetradic#3B452E, #2E4544, #382E45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G46
B47
Red69 (27.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue357.39°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 2E · B 2F
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