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#451A11 Color

#451A11 is rgb(69, 26, 17) in RGB, hsl(10, 60%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 75%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Bean (#3D0C02), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#451A11
HEX#451A11
RGBrgb(69, 26, 17)
HSLhsl(10, 60%, 17%)
HSVhsv(10, 75%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 75%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(28.1% 0.069 33.4)
LABlab(16.00% 20.61 16.57)
LCHlch(16.00% 26.44 38.80)

What #451A11 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 #451A11, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#451A11 Channel Values

How #451A11 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 26 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 60% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 75% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 75% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.91:1 vs white · 1.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #451A11 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 text14.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #451A11

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #451A11; 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 #451A11

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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How #451A11 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#451A11
Protanopia#252510
Protanomaly#352111
Deuteranopia#2D2D0E
Deuteranomaly#38270F
Tritanopia#451919
Tritanomaly#451916
Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #451A11 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-451a11: #451A11;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #451A11;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-451a11': '#451A11' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.102, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_451a11">#451A11</color>
SVG fillfill="#451A11"

More Red Colors

#451A11 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#451A11 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #451A11?

#451A11 is a darkest red — rgb(69, 26, 17) in RGB and hsl(10, 60%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Bean (#3D0C02), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #451A11?

#451A11 is rgb(69, 26, 17) — red 69, green 26, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #451A11?

#451A11 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 75%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #451A11 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #451A11 scores 14.91:1 against white and 1.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #451A11 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #451A11 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 30.9, which is a different colour altogether.

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