What color is #453F48?

#453F48 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453F48?

The RGB value is 69, 63, 72: 69 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453F48?

The complementary color is #42483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453F48 color

#453F48 rgb(69, 63, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453F48 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.7% green and 28.2% blue (69, 63, 72).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#453F48 color codes

HEX	`#453F48`
RGB	`rgb(69, 63, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 12%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, 4.56, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 6.43, 315.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.401, 5.288, 6.866)`
Decimal	`4538184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453F48, 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 #453F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #453F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453f48; }
.text { color: #453f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 63 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453f48, #483f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #453F48?: #453F48 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453F48?: The RGB value is 69, 63, 72: 69 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453F48?: The complementary color is #42483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.