What color is #453B47?

#453B47 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453B47?

The RGB value is 69, 59, 71: 69 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453B47?

The complementary color is #3D473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453B47 color

#453B47 rgb(69, 59, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453B47 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.1% green and 27.8% blue (69, 59, 71).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#453B47 color codes

HEX	`#453B47`
RGB	`rgb(69, 59, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, 6.95, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 9.01, 320.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.155, 4.848, 6.624)`
Decimal	`4537159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453B47, 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 #453B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #453B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453b47; }
.text { color: #453b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 59 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453b47, #473b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453B47?: #453B47 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453B47?: The RGB value is 69, 59, 71: 69 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453B47?: The complementary color is #3D473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.