Close to Anchor
#453540
#453540 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Anchor. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 20.8% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #453540.
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
11.44:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.44:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #453540 as they’d see it.
#453540 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 #453540
What color is #453540?
#453540 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Anchor. In RGB it’s made of 27.1% red, 20.8% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #453540 in RGB?
#453540 is rgb(69, 53, 64): 69 red, 53 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #453540 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 7, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #453540?
PANTONE 439 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #453540?
Its complement #2D3D33 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.