What color is #452B46?

#452B46 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452B46?

The RGB value is 69, 43, 70: 69 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452B46?

The complementary color is #2C462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452B46 color

#452B46 rgb(69, 43, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452B46 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.9% green and 27.5% blue (69, 43, 70).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#452B46 color codes

HEX	`#452B46`
RGB	`rgb(69, 43, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, 17.31, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 21.08, 325.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.424, 3.435, 6.223)`
Decimal	`4533062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452B46, 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 #452B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #452B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452b46; }
.text { color: #452b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 43 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452b46, #462b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452B46?: #452B46 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452B46?: The RGB value is 69, 43, 70: 69 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452B46?: The complementary color is #2C462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.