What color is #45423A?

#45423A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45423A?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 58: 69 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45423A?

The complementary color is #3A3D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45423A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45423A color

#45423A rgb(69, 66, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45423A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 22.7% blue (69, 66, 58).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#45423A color codes

HEX	`#45423A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, -0.37, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 5.34, 93.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.166, 5.467, 4.785)`
Decimal	`4538938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45423A, 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 #45423A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45423A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #45423A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45423a; }
.text { color: #45423a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45423a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45423a, #42453a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45423A?: #45423A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45423A?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 58: 69 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45423A?: The complementary color is #3A3D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45423A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.