What color is #452D49?

#452D49 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 #452D49?

The RGB value is 69, 45, 73: 69 red, 45 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452D49?

The complementary color is #31492D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452D49 color

#452D49 rgb(69, 45, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452D49 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 17.6% green and 28.6% blue (69, 45, 73).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#452D49 color codes

HEX	`#452D49`
RGB	`rgb(69, 45, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 17.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 38%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.38, 16.7, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.38, 21.17, 322.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.595, 3.623, 6.759)`
Decimal	`4533577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452D49, 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 #452D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #452D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452d49; }
.text { color: #452d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 45 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452d49, #492d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452D49?: #452D49 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 #452D49?: The RGB value is 69, 45, 73: 69 red, 45 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452D49?: The complementary color is #31492D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.