What color is #45443F?

#45443F 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 #45443F?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 63: 69 red, 68 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45443F?

The complementary color is #3F4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45443F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45443F color

#45443F rgb(69, 68, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45443F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 24.7% blue (69, 68, 63).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#45443F color codes

HEX	`#45443F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, -0.65, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 3.24, 101.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.418, 5.758, 5.528)`
Decimal	`4539455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45443F, 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 #45443F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45443F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #45443F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45443f; }
.text { color: #45443f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45443f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45443f, #43453f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45443F?: #45443F 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 #45443F?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 63: 69 red, 68 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45443F?: The complementary color is #3F4045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45443F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.