What color is #454253?

#454253 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 #454253?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 83: 69 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454253?

The complementary color is #505342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454253 color

#454253 rgb(69, 66, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454253 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 32.5% blue (69, 66, 83).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% 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 9.73:1).

#454253 color codes

HEX	`#454253`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, 5.29, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 11.06, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.963, 5.786, 8.985)`
Decimal	`4538963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454253, 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 #454253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #454253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454253; }
.text { color: #454253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454253, #4d4253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454253?: #454253 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 #454253?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 83: 69 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454253?: The complementary color is #505342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.