What color is #453434?

#453434 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 #453434?

The RGB value is 69, 52, 52: 69 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453434?

The complementary color is #344545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453434 color

#453434 rgb(69, 52, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453434 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20.4% green and 20.4% blue (69, 52, 52).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#453434 color codes

HEX	`#453434`
RGB	`rgb(69, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 7.63, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 8.18, 21.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.302, 3.969, 3.788)`
Decimal	`4535348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453434, 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 #453434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #453434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453434; }
.text { color: #453434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453434, #453c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #453434?: #453434 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 #453434?: The RGB value is 69, 52, 52: 69 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453434?: The complementary color is #344545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.