Palettes / Colors / #453040

#453040 — Deep Dusty Pink

#453040 is a pink color we call Deep Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #453040 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.

#453040 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #304535; it also sits naturally between #403045 and #453036. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 7% · Key 73%

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

Previews

CSS code for #453040

.text { color: #453040; }
.background { background-color: #453040; }
.border { border: 3px solid #453040; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 48, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 18%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #453040; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 48, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #453040; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 48, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#453040">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#453040">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #304535:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #453040: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #453040

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 #453040 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 #453040 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

← #45303F  ·  #453041 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #453040?

#453040 is Deep Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 69, 48, 64). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #453040?

#453040 is RGB 69, 48, 64 — HSL 314°, 18%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 7%, 73%.

What colors go with #453040?

Its complement is #304535; analogous partners are #403045 and #453036. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #453040 for text?

White text on #453040 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.75:1.