What color is #453C49?

#453C49 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 #453C49?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 73: 69 red, 60 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C49?

The complementary color is #40493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C49 color

#453C49 rgb(69, 60, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453C49 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 28.6% blue (69, 60, 73).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#453C49 color codes

HEX	`#453C49`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.67, 6.76, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.67, 9.37, 316.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.273, 4.978, 6.985)`
Decimal	`4537417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C49, 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 #453C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #453C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c49; }
.text { color: #453c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c49, #493c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453C49?: #453C49 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 #453C49?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 73: 69 red, 60 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C49?: The complementary color is #40493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.