What color is #45372B?

#45372B 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 #45372B?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 43: 69 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45372B?

The complementary color is #2B3945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45372B color

#45372B rgb(69, 55, 43)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (69, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#45372B color codes

HEX	`#45372B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.23, 4.14, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.23, 10.71, 67.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.257, 4.172, 2.866)`
Decimal	`4536107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45372B, 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 #45372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #45372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45372b; }
.text { color: #45372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45372b, #45442b); }

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Questions

What color is #45372B?: #45372B 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 #45372B?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 43: 69 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45372B?: The complementary color is #2B3945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.