What color is #45394D?

#45394D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45394D?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 77: 69 red, 57 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45394D?

The complementary color is #414D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45394D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45394D color

#45394D rgb(69, 57, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #45394D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 30.2% blue (69, 57, 77).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#45394D color codes

HEX	`#45394D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 9.71, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 14.1, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.257, 4.727, 7.655)`
Decimal	`4536653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45394D, 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 #45394D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45394D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #45394D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45394d; }
.text { color: #45394d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45394d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45394d, #4d394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #45394D?: #45394D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45394D?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 77: 69 red, 57 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45394D?: The complementary color is #414D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45394D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.