What color is #453D43?

#453D43 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 #453D43?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 67: 69 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D43?

The complementary color is #3D453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D43 color

#453D43 rgb(69, 61, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453D43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 26.3% blue (69, 61, 67).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#453D43 color codes

HEX	`#453D43`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, 4.73, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 5.31, 333.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.136, 5.008, 6.005)`
Decimal	`4537667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D43, 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 #453D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #453D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d43; }
.text { color: #453d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d43, #453d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453D43?: #453D43 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 #453D43?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 67: 69 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D43?: The complementary color is #3D453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.