What color is #45433E?

#45433E 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 #45433E?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 62: 69 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45433E?

The complementary color is #3E4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45433E color

#45433E rgb(69, 67, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45433E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (69, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#45433E color codes

HEX	`#45433E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -0.21, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 3.34, 93.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.331, 5.627, 5.362)`
Decimal	`4539198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45433E, 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 #45433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #45433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45433e; }
.text { color: #45433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45433e, #43453e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45433E?: #45433E 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 #45433E?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 62: 69 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45433E?: The complementary color is #3E4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.