Palettes / Colors / #453045

#453045 — Deep Dusty Pink

#453045 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 #453045 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.

#453045 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 #304530; it also sits naturally between #3B3045 and #45303B. 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 27%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #453045

.text { color: #453045; }
.background { background-color: #453045; }
.border { border: 3px solid #453045; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 48, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 18%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #453045; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 48, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #453045; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 48, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#453045">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#453045">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #304530:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #453045: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #453045

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 #453045 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 #453045 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #453045?

#453045 is Deep Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 69, 48, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #453045?

#453045 is RGB 69, 48, 69 — HSL 300°, 18%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 0%, 73%.

What colors go with #453045?

Its complement is #304530; analogous partners are #3B3045 and #45303B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #453045 for text?

White text on #453045 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.76:1.