What color is #452038?

#452038 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452038?

The RGB value is 69, 32, 56: 69 red, 32 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452038?

The complementary color is #20452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452038 color

#452038 rgb(69, 32, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452038 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 12.5% green and 22% blue (69, 32, 56).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#452038 color codes

HEX	`#452038`
RGB	`rgb(69, 32, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 12.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.29, 21.4, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.29, 22.71, 340.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.685, 2.584, 4.045)`
Decimal	`4530232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452038, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #452038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #452038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452038; }
.text { color: #452038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 32 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452038, #452026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452038?: #452038 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452038?: The RGB value is 69, 32, 56: 69 red, 32 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452038?: The complementary color is #20452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.