What color is #453D50?

#453D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453D50?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 80: 69 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D50?

The complementary color is #48503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D50 color

#453D50 rgb(69, 61, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453D50 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (69, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#453D50 color codes

HEX	`#453D50`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 7.81, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 12.86, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.571, 5.182, 8.295)`
Decimal	`4537680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D50, 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 #453D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #453D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d50; }
.text { color: #453d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d50, #4f3d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #453D50?: #453D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453D50?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 80: 69 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D50?: The complementary color is #48503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.