What color is #45383A?

#45383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Void Wellness Coach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45383A?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 58: 69 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45383A?

The complementary color is #384543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45383A color

#45383A rgb(69, 56, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45383A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (69, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Void Wellness Coach (#41373A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#45383A color codes

HEX	`#45383A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, 6.13, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 6.2, 8.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.632, 4.399, 4.607)`
Decimal	`4536378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45383A, 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 #45383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #45383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45383a; }
.text { color: #45383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45383a, #453d38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #45383A?: #45383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Void Wellness Coach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45383A?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 58: 69 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45383A?: The complementary color is #384543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.