Information about #452A2C color

#452A2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#452A2C falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 42, 44) — 27.1% red, 16.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 10 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #452A2C reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tempo (#462B31). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A) and Fake Purple (#43242A).

In RGB terms — rgb(69, 42, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #452A2C: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #452A2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#452A2C color variations

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#452A2C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #452A2C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tempo color link
Tempo

#462B31

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Old Burgundy color link
Old Burgundy

#43302E

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Dark Ginger color link
Dark Ginger

#473029

Rich Coffee color link
Rich Coffee

#47312B

Nala color link
Nala

#412F28

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Warmed Brown color link
Warmed Brown

#4A302B

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#452A2C
  • RGB69, 42, 44
  • CMYK0, 11, 10, 73
  • CSSrgb(69, 42, 44)
  • HSL356°, 24%, 22%
  • HSL Precise355.556°, 24.324%, 21.765%
  • HSV356°, 39%, 27%
  • HSB356°, 39%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.165, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.165, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.165, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID452A2C
  • DECIMAL ID4532780
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01