Colour

#452F2D

#452F2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#452F2D is a red with RGB values 69, 47, 45 and HSL 5°, 21%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#452F2D#452F2D

HEX#452F2D

RGBrgb(69, 47, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1843, 0.1765

RGB percentages27.1%, 18.4%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(5, 21.1%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5, 34.8%, 27.1%)

CMYK0%, 31.9%, 34.8%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,534,061

CSS custom property--colour: #452F2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#BAD0D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#33322Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#39362Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4A2C2Fno 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 text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 33.6 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D4345

Analogous#452D37, #453B2D

Triadic#2D452F, #2F2D45

Split complementary#2D453B, #2D3745

Tetradic#37452D, #2D4345, #3B2D45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B38E8B

Lighter +30%#9F706C

Lighter +20%#835955

Lighter +10%#644441

Darker −10%#261A19

Darker −20%#070505

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#53231F

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R69

G47

B45

Red69 (27.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue5°

Saturation (HSL)21.05%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 45 · G 2F · B 2D

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