What color is #45302A?

#45302A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45302A?

The RGB value is 69, 48, 42: 69 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45302A?

The complementary color is #2A3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45302A color

#45302A rgb(69, 48, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45302A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (69, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#45302A color codes

HEX	`#45302A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.11, 8.61, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.11, 11.5, 41.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.929, 3.547, 2.668)`
Decimal	`4534314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45302A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #45302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #45302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45302a; }
.text { color: #45302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45302a, #453d2a); }

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Questions

What color is #45302A?: #45302A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45302A?: The RGB value is 69, 48, 42: 69 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45302A?: The complementary color is #2A3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.