What color is #454245?

#454245 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454245?

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

What is the complementary color of #454245?

The complementary color is #424542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454245 color

#454245 rgb(69, 66, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454245 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#454245 color codes

HEX	`#454245`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.36, 1.92, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.36, 2.36, 324.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.476, 5.591, 6.42)`
Decimal	`4538949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454245, 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 #454245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #454245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454245; }
.text { color: #454245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454245, #454244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454245?: #454245 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454245?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 69: 69 red, 66 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454245?: The complementary color is #424542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.