What color is #453738?

#453738 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 #453738?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 56: 69 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453738?

The complementary color is #374544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453738 color

#453738 rgb(69, 55, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453738 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 22% blue (69, 55, 56).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#453738 color codes

HEX	`#453738`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 6.4, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 6.62, 15.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.534, 4.283, 4.329)`
Decimal	`4536120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453738, 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 #453738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #453738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453738; }
.text { color: #453738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453738, #453d37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #453738?: #453738 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 #453738?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 56: 69 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453738?: The complementary color is #374544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.