Palettes / Colors / #453049

#453049 — Deep Dusty Pink

#453049 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 #453049 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.

#453049 is a cool 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 #354A30; it also sits naturally between #39304A and #4A3041. 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 29%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 71%

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

Previews

CSS code for #453049

.text { color: #453049; }
.background { background-color: #453049; }
.border { border: 3px solid #453049; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 48, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 21%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #453049; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 48, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #453049; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 48, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#453049">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#453049">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #354A30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #453049: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #453049

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 #453049 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 #453049 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

← #453048  ·  #45304A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #453049?

#453049 is Deep Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 69, 48, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #453049?

#453049 is RGB 69, 48, 73 — HSL 290°, 21%, 24% — CMYK 5%, 34%, 0%, 71%.

What colors go with #453049?

Its complement is #354A30; analogous partners are #39304A and #4A3041. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #453049 for text?

White text on #453049 has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.77:1.