Close to Chocolate Cosmos
#450D18
#450D18 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 5.1% green, and 9.4% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 68% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #450D18.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.86:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.32:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.86:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.32:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #450D18 as they’d see it.
#450D18 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #450D18
What color is #450D18?
#450D18 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 5.1% green, and 9.4% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 68% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #450D18 in RGB?
#450D18 is rgb(69, 13, 24): 69 red, 13 green, and 24 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #450D18 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 81, 65, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #450D18?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #450D18?
Its complement #002820 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.