What color is #453C42?

#453C42 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 #453C42?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 66: 69 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C42?

The complementary color is #3C453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C42 color

#453C42 rgb(69, 60, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453C42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 25.9% blue (69, 60, 66).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% 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 10.62:1).

#453C42 color codes

HEX	`#453C42`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 5.17, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 5.63, 336.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 4.89, 5.831)`
Decimal	`4537410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C42, 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 #453C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #453C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c42; }
.text { color: #453c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c42, #453c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453C42?: #453C42 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 #453C42?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 66: 69 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C42?: The complementary color is #3C453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.