What color is #45424F?

#45424F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45424F?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 79: 69 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45424F?

The complementary color is #4C4F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45424F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45424F color

#45424F rgb(69, 66, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45424F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 31% blue (69, 66, 79).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#45424F color codes

HEX	`#45424F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, 4.28, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 8.51, 300.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.813, 5.726, 8.195)`
Decimal	`4538959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45424F, 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 #45424F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45424F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #45424F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45424f; }
.text { color: #45424f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45424f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45424f, #4b424f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45424F?: #45424F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45424F?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 79: 69 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45424F?: The complementary color is #4C4F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45424F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.