What color is #45434A?

#45434A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45434A?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 74: 69 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45434A?

The complementary color is #484A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45434A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45434A color

#45434A rgb(69, 67, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45434A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 29% blue (69, 67, 74).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#45434A color codes

HEX	`#45434A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, 2.43, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 4.61, 301.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.697, 5.774, 7.292)`
Decimal	`4539210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45434A, 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 #45434A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45434A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #45434A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45434a; }
.text { color: #45434a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45434a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45434a, #49434a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45434A?: #45434A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45434A?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 74: 69 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45434A?: The complementary color is #484A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45434A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.