What color is #453739?

#453739 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 #453739?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 57: 69 red, 55 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453739?

The complementary color is #374543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453739 color

#453739 rgb(69, 55, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453739 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 22.4% blue (69, 55, 57).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#453739 color codes

HEX	`#453739`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.62, 6.59, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.62, 6.68, 9.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.559, 4.293, 4.459)`
Decimal	`4536121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453739, 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 #453739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #453739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453739; }
.text { color: #453739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453739, #453c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #453739?: #453739 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 #453739?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 57: 69 red, 55 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453739?: The complementary color is #374543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.