What color is #45393D?

#45393D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45393D?

The RGB value is 69, 57, 61: 69 red, 57 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45393D?

The complementary color is #394541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45393D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45393D color

#45393D rgb(69, 57, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45393D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.4% green and 23.9% blue (69, 57, 61).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#45393D color codes

HEX	`#45393D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 57, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.35, 6.08, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.35, 6.1, 355.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.76, 4.529, 5.037)`
Decimal	`4536637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45393D, 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 #45393D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45393D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #45393D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45393d; }
.text { color: #45393d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45393d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 57 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45393d, #453b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45393D?: #45393D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45393D?: The RGB value is 69, 57, 61: 69 red, 57 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45393D?: The complementary color is #394541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45393D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.