What color is #45332F?

#45332F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45332F?

The RGB value is 69, 51, 47: 69 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45332F?

The complementary color is #2F4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45332F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45332F color

#45332F rgb(69, 51, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45332F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (69, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#45332F color codes

HEX	`#45332F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.13, 7.42, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.13, 9.34, 37.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.151, 3.838, 3.211)`
Decimal	`4535087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45332F, 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 #45332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45332F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #45332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45332f; }
.text { color: #45332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45332f, #453e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #45332F?: #45332F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45332F?: The RGB value is 69, 51, 47: 69 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45332F?: The complementary color is #2F4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45332F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.