What color is #452C4C?

#452C4C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452C4C?

The RGB value is 69, 44, 76: 69 red, 44 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452C4C?

The complementary color is #334C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452C4C color

#452C4C rgb(69, 44, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452C4C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.3% green and 29.8% blue (69, 44, 76).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#452C4C color codes

HEX	`#452C4C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 44, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 42%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 42%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.26, 18.07, -15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.26, 23.63, 319.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.659, 3.589, 7.283)`
Decimal	`4533324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452C4C, 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 #452C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #452C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452c4c; }
.text { color: #452c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 44 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452c4c, #4c2c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452C4C?: #452C4C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452C4C?: The RGB value is 69, 44, 76: 69 red, 44 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452C4C?: The complementary color is #334C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.