What color is #45374A?

#45374A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45374A?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 74: 69 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45374A?

The complementary color is #3C4A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45374A color

#45374A rgb(69, 55, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45374A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (69, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#45374A color codes

HEX	`#45374A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.24, 10.31, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.24, 13.9, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.056, 4.492, 7.078)`
Decimal	`4536138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45374A, 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 #45374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #45374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45374a; }
.text { color: #45374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45374a, #4a3746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45374A?: #45374A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45374A?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 74: 69 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45374A?: The complementary color is #3C4A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.