What color is #453943?

#453943 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453943?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 67: 69 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453943?

The complementary color is #39453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453943 color

#453943 rgb(69, 57, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453943 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 26.3% blue (69, 57, 67).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#453943 color codes

HEX	`#453943`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 7.36, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 8.47, 330.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.93, 4.597, 5.937)`
Decimal	`4536643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453943, 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 #453943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #453943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453943; }
.text { color: #453943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453943, #45393d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453943?: #453943 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453943?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 67: 69 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453943?: The complementary color is #39453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.