Close to Taupe
#453033
#453033 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 18.8% green, and 20% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #453033.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.18:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.72:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.18:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.72:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #453033 as they’d see it.
#453033 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #453033
What color is #453033?
#453033 is a dark, soft, grayish red, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 18.8% green, and 20% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #453033 in RGB?
#453033 is rgb(69, 48, 51): 69 red, 48 green, and 51 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #453033 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 30, 26, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #453033?
PANTONE Black 5 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #453033?
Its complement #223A37 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.