What color is #45443E?

#45443E 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 #45443E?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 62: 69 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45443E?

The complementary color is #3E3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45443E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45443E color

#45443E rgb(69, 68, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45443E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (69, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#45443E color codes

HEX	`#45443E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, -0.85, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 3.88, 102.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.391, 5.747, 5.382)`
Decimal	`4539454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45443E, 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 #45443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45443E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #45443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45443e; }
.text { color: #45443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45443e, #42453e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45443E?: #45443E 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 #45443E?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 62: 69 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45443E?: The complementary color is #3E3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45443E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.