What color is #453245?

#453245 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453245?

The RGB value is 69, 50, 69: 69 red, 50 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453245?

The complementary color is #324532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453245 color

#453245 rgb(69, 50, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453245 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.6% green and 27.1% blue (69, 50, 69).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#453245 color codes

HEX	`#453245`
RGB	`rgb(69, 50, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.59, 12.46, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.59, 15.07, 325.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.669, 3.976, 6.151)`
Decimal	`4534853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453245, 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 #453245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #453245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453245; }
.text { color: #453245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 50 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453245, #45323b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453245?: #453245 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453245?: The RGB value is 69, 50, 69: 69 red, 50 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453245?: The complementary color is #324532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.