What color is #45413D?

#45413D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45413D?

The RGB value is 69, 65, 61: 69 red, 65 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45413D?

The complementary color is #3D4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45413D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45413D color

#45413D rgb(69, 65, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45413D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.5% green and 23.9% blue (69, 65, 61).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#45413D color codes

HEX	`#45413D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 65, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, 0.86, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 3.17, 74.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.187, 5.383, 5.18)`
Decimal	`4538685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45413D, 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 #45413D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45413D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #45413D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45413d; }
.text { color: #45413d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45413d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 65 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45413d, #45453d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45413D?: #45413D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45413D?: The RGB value is 69, 65, 61: 69 red, 65 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45413D?: The complementary color is #3D4145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45413D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.