What color is #45423D?

#45423D 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 #45423D?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 61: 69 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45423D?

The complementary color is #3D4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45423D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45423D color

#45423D rgb(69, 66, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45423D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 23.9% blue (69, 66, 61).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#45423D color codes

HEX	`#45423D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, 0.22, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 3.5, 86.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.245, 5.499, 5.199)`
Decimal	`4538941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45423D, 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 #45423D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45423D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #45423D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45423d; }
.text { color: #45423d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45423d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45423d, #44453d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45423D?: #45423D 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 #45423D?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 61: 69 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45423D?: The complementary color is #3D4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45423D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.