Palettes / Colors / #453035

#453035 — Deep Dusty Red

#453035 is a red color we call Deep Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #453035 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#453035 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #304540; it also sits naturally between #453040 and #453630. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 19% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 23% · Key 73%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #453035

.text { color: #453035; }
.background { background-color: #453035; }
.border { border: 3px solid #453035; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 48, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 18%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #453035; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 48, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #453035; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 48, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#453035">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#453035">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #304540:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #453035: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #453035

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #453035 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #453035 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #453034  ·  #453036 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #453035?

#453035 is Deep Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 69, 48, 53). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #453035?

#453035 is RGB 69, 48, 53 — HSL 346°, 18%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 23%, 73%.

What colors go with #453035?

Its complement is #304540; analogous partners are #453040 and #453630. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #453035 for text?

White text on #453035 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.73:1.