What color is #453951?

#453951 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 #453951?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 81: 69 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453951?

The complementary color is #455139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453951 color

#453951 rgb(69, 57, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #453951 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 31.8% blue (69, 57, 81).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% 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 10.73:1).

#453951 color codes

HEX	`#453951`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.11, 10.71, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.11, 16.54, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 4.786, 8.422)`
Decimal	`4536657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453951, 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 #453951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #453951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453951; }
.text { color: #453951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453951, #513951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453951?: #453951 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 #453951?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 81: 69 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453951?: The complementary color is #455139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.