#45072F Color

#45072F is rgb(69, 7, 47) in RGB, hsl(321, 82%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 13.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45072F

HEX#45072F

RGBrgb(69, 7, 47)

HSLhsl(321, 82%, 15%)

HSVhsv(321, 90%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(26.7% 0.101 346.8)

LABlab(13.52% 31.45 -8.24)

LCHlch(13.52% 32.51 345.32)

What #45072F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #45072F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 13.97 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 14.16 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 14.28 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 16.36 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 16.8 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 16.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#45072F Channel Values

How #45072F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 69 · G 7 · B 47	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 321° · S 82% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 321° · S 90% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 90% · Y 32% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.86:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45072F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #45072F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45072F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #45072F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #45072F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#45072F

Protanopia#1C1C2F

Protanomaly#31162F

Deuteranopia#28282E

Deuteranomaly#361F2E

Tritanopia#431111

Tritanomaly#440D20

Achromatopsia#222222

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Using #45072F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-45072f: #45072F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45072F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45072f': '#45072F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.027, blue: 0.184)

Android XML<color name="color_45072f">#45072F</color>

SVG fillfill="#45072F"

More Pink Colors

#45072F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

470021 420042 470024 3f093f 470047 380038 4b004f 38001e 4d0218 350e33 50404d 350d1b 66033c 872657 9e299a b53389 cc00cc da1d81 e60076 efbbcc f6acdb fdf2f8 ff38ff ffadc9

#45072F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45072F?

#45072F is a darkest pink — rgb(69, 7, 47) in RGB and hsl(321, 82%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.97.

What is the RGB value of #45072F?

#45072F is rgb(69, 7, 47) — red 69, green 7, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45072F?

#45072F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45072F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #45072F scores 15.86:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45072F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45072F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 35.21, which is a different colour altogether.

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