What color is #453340?

#453340 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 #453340?

The RGB value is 69, 51, 64: 69 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453340?

The complementary color is #334538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453340 color

#453340 rgb(69, 51, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453340 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20% green and 25.1% blue (69, 51, 64).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#453340 color codes

HEX	`#453340`
RGB	`rgb(69, 51, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, 10.68, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 11.79, 335.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.563, 4.003, 5.382)`
Decimal	`4535104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453340, 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 #453340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #453340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453340; }
.text { color: #453340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 51 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453340, #453337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453340?: #453340 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 #453340?: The RGB value is 69, 51, 64: 69 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453340?: The complementary color is #334538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.