What color is #45454A?

#45454A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45454A?

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

What is the complementary color of #45454A?

The complementary color is #4A4A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45454A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45454A color

#45454A rgb(69, 69, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45454A is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#45454A color codes

HEX	`#45454A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 69, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, 1.14, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 3.21, 290.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.818, 6.016, 7.332)`
Decimal	`4539722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45454A, 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 #45454A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45454A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #45454A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45454a; }
.text { color: #45454a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45454a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 69 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45454a, #48454a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45454A?: #45454A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45454A?: The RGB value is 69, 69, 74: 69 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45454A?: The complementary color is #4A4A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45454A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.