#453545
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #453545
#453545 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 21% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #354535 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #453545 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.36:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #453545?
#453545 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 21% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #453545?
Use white text. White on #453545 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #453545?
Its complementary colour is #354535, and analogous partners are #3D3545 and #45353D.