What color is #45353B?

#45353B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45353B?

The RGB value is 69, 53, 59: 69 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45353B?

The complementary color is #35453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45353B color

#45353B rgb(69, 53, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45353B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (69, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#45353B color codes

HEX	`#45353B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.09, 8.31, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.09, 8.37, 353.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.517, 4.127, 4.696)`
Decimal	`4535611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45353B, 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 #45353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #45353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45353b; }
.text { color: #45353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45353b, #453735); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #45353B?: #45353B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45353B?: The RGB value is 69, 53, 59: 69 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45353B?: The complementary color is #35453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.