What color is #453E3F?

#453E3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453E3F?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 63: 69 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E3F?

The complementary color is #3E4544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E3F color

#453E3F rgb(69, 62, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453E3F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 24.7% blue (69, 62, 63).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#453E3F color codes

HEX	`#453E3F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, 3.22, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 3.25, 8.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.074, 5.069, 5.413)`
Decimal	`4537919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E3F, 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 #453E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #453E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e3f; }
.text { color: #453e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e3f, #45403e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453E3F?: #453E3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453E3F?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 63: 69 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E3F?: The complementary color is #3E4544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.