What color is #45323A?

#45323A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45323A?

The RGB value is 69, 50, 58: 69 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45323A?

The complementary color is #32453D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45323A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45323A color

#45323A rgb(69, 50, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45323A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.6% green and 22.7% blue (69, 50, 58).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#45323A color codes

HEX	`#45323A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 50, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.18, 10.1, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.18, 10.24, 350.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.359, 3.852, 4.516)`
Decimal	`4534842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45323A, 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 #45323A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45323A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #45323A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45323a; }
.text { color: #45323a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45323a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 50 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45323a, #453432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #45323A?: #45323A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45323A?: The RGB value is 69, 50, 58: 69 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45323A?: The complementary color is #32453D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45323A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.