What color is #453139?

#453139 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453139?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 57: 69 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453139?

The complementary color is #31453D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453139 color

#453139 rgb(69, 49, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453139 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 22.4% blue (69, 49, 57).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#453139 color codes

HEX	`#453139`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 10.57, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 10.67, 352)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.291, 3.757, 4.369)`
Decimal	`4534585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453139, 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 #453139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #453139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453139; }
.text { color: #453139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453139, #453331); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #453139?: #453139 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453139?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 57: 69 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453139?: The complementary color is #31453D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.