What color is #452F48?

#452F48 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 #452F48?

The RGB value is 69, 47, 72: 69 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452F48?

The complementary color is #32482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452F48 color

#452F48 rgb(69, 47, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #452F48 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (69, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% 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 11.98:1).

#452F48 color codes

HEX	`#452F48`
RGB	`rgb(69, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.88, 15.14, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.88, 19.06, 322.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.64, 3.766, 6.612)`
Decimal	`4534088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452F48, 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 #452F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #452F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452f48; }
.text { color: #452f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452f48, #482f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #452F48?: #452F48 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 #452F48?: The RGB value is 69, 47, 72: 69 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452F48?: The complementary color is #32482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.