What color is #45393B?

#45393B 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 #45393B?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 59: 69 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45393B?

The complementary color is #394543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45393B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45393B color

#45393B rgb(69, 57, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45393B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (69, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Void Wellness Coach (#41373A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#45393B color codes

HEX	`#45393B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, 5.67, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 5.72, 7.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.707, 4.507, 4.759)`
Decimal	`4536635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45393B, 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 #45393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45393B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #45393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45393b; }
.text { color: #45393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45393b, #453d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45393B?: #45393B 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 #45393B?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 59: 69 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45393B?: The complementary color is #394543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45393B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.