What color is #454543?

#454543 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454543?

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

What is the complementary color of #454543?

The complementary color is #434345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454543 color

#454543 rgb(69, 69, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454543 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#454543 color codes

HEX	`#454543`
RGB	`rgb(69, 69, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, -0.44, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 1.28, 109.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.595, 5.927, 6.158)`
Decimal	`4539715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454543, 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 #454543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #454543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454543; }
.text { color: #454543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 69 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454543, #444543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454543?: #454543 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454543?: The RGB value is 69, 69, 67: 69 red, 69 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454543?: The complementary color is #434345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.