What color is #453B42?

#453B42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453B42?

The RGB value is 69, 59, 66: 69 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453B42?

The complementary color is #3B453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453B42 color

#453B42 rgb(69, 59, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453B42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.1% green and 25.9% blue (69, 59, 66).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#453B42 color codes

HEX	`#453B42`
RGB	`rgb(69, 59, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.12, 5.82, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.12, 6.42, 335.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.001, 4.787, 5.814)`
Decimal	`4537154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453B42, 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 #453B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #453B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453b42; }
.text { color: #453b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 59 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453b42, #453b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453B42?: #453B42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453B42?: The RGB value is 69, 59, 66: 69 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453B42?: The complementary color is #3B453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.