What color is #452138?

#452138 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452138?

The RGB value is 69, 33, 56: 69 red, 33 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452138?

The complementary color is #21452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452138 color

#452138 rgb(69, 33, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452138 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 12.9% green and 22% blue (69, 33, 56).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#452138 color codes

HEX	`#452138`
RGB	`rgb(69, 33, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 12.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 52%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.53, 20.78, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.53, 22.01, 340.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.712, 2.639, 4.054)`
Decimal	`4530488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452138, 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 #452138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #452138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452138; }
.text { color: #452138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 33 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452138, #452126); }

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Questions

What color is #452138?: #452138 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452138?: The RGB value is 69, 33, 56: 69 red, 33 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452138?: The complementary color is #21452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.