What color is #452B3B?

#452B3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452B3B?

The RGB value is 69, 43, 59: 69 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452B3B?

The complementary color is #2B4535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452B3B color

#452B3B rgb(69, 43, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452B3B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.9% green and 23.1% blue (69, 43, 59).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#452B3B color codes

HEX	`#452B3B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 43, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.24, 14.94, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.24, 15.83, 340.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.108, 3.309, 4.559)`
Decimal	`4533051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452B3B, 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 #452B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #452B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452b3b; }
.text { color: #452b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 43 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452b3b, #452b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452B3B?: #452B3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452B3B?: The RGB value is 69, 43, 59: 69 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452B3B?: The complementary color is #2B4535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.