What color is #453F3E?

#453F3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453F3E?

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

What is the complementary color of #453F3E?

The complementary color is #3E4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453F3E color

#453F3E rgb(69, 63, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453F3E is a dark gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#453F3E color codes

HEX	`#453F3E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 63, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.21, 2.36, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.21, 2.82, 33.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.101, 5.168, 5.285)`
Decimal	`4538174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453F3E, 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 #453F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #453F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453f3e; }
.text { color: #453f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 63 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453f3e, #45423e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453F3E?: #453F3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453F3E?: The RGB value is 69, 63, 62: 69 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453F3E?: The complementary color is #3E4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.