What color is #45313F?

#45313F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45313F?

The RGB value is 69, 49, 63: 69 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45313F?

The complementary color is #314537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45313F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45313F color

#45313F rgb(69, 49, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45313F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.2% green and 24.7% blue (69, 49, 63).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#45313F color codes

HEX	`#45313F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 49, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.07, 11.8, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.07, 12.9, 336.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.45, 3.821, 5.205)`
Decimal	`4534591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45313F, 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 #45313F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45313F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #45313F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45313f; }
.text { color: #45313f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45313f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 49 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45313f, #453135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45313F?: #45313F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45313F?: The RGB value is 69, 49, 63: 69 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45313F?: The complementary color is #314537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45313F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.