What color is #45433C?

#45433C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45433C?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 60: 69 red, 67 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45433C?

The complementary color is #3C3E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45433C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45433C color

#45433C rgb(69, 67, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45433C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 23.5% blue (69, 67, 60).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#45433C color codes

HEX	`#45433C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, -0.62, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 4.59, 97.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.277, 5.606, 5.078)`
Decimal	`4539196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45433C, 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 #45433C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45433C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #45433C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45433c; }
.text { color: #45433c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45433c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45433c, #42453c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45433C?: #45433C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45433C?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 60: 69 red, 67 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45433C?: The complementary color is #3C3E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45433C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.