What color is #453E49?

#453E49 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453E49?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 73: 69 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E49?

The complementary color is #42493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E49 color

#453E49 rgb(69, 62, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453E49 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 28.6% blue (69, 62, 73).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#453E49 color codes

HEX	`#453E49`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.27, 5.45, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.27, 7.8, 314.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.379, 5.192, 7.021)`
Decimal	`4537929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E49, 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 #453E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #453E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e49; }
.text { color: #453e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e49, #493e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453E49?: #453E49 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453E49?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 73: 69 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E49?: The complementary color is #42493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.