What color is #453949?

#453949 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453949?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 73: 69 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453949?

The complementary color is #3D4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453949 color

#453949 rgb(69, 57, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453949 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 28.6% blue (69, 57, 73).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#453949 color codes

HEX	`#453949`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.78, 8.74, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.78, 11.74, 318.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.12, 4.673, 6.934)`
Decimal	`4536649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453949, 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 #453949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #453949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453949; }
.text { color: #453949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453949, #493945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453949?: #453949 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453949?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 73: 69 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453949?: The complementary color is #3D4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.