What color is #45372A?

#45372A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45372A?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 42: 69 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45372A?

The complementary color is #2A3845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45372A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45372A color

#45372A rgb(69, 55, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45372A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 16.5% blue (69, 55, 42).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#45372A color codes

HEX	`#45372A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, 3.99, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 11.23, 69.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.238, 4.165, 2.771)`
Decimal	`4536106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45372A, 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 #45372A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45372A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #45372A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45372a; }
.text { color: #45372a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45372a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45372a, #45452a); }

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Questions

What color is #45372A?: #45372A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45372A?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 42: 69 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45372A?: The complementary color is #2A3845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45372A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.