What color is #45403F?

#45403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45403F?

The RGB value is 69, 64, 63: 69 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45403F?

The complementary color is #3F4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45403F color

#45403F rgb(69, 64, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45403F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (69, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#45403F color codes

HEX	`#45403F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 1.92, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 2.36, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.185, 5.291, 5.45)`
Decimal	`4538431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45403F, 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 #45403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #45403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45403f; }
.text { color: #45403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45403f, #45433f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45403F?: #45403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45403F?: The RGB value is 69, 64, 63: 69 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45403F?: The complementary color is #3F4445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.