What color is #45464A?

#45464A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45464A?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 74: 69 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45464A?

The complementary color is #4A4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45464A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45464A color

#45464A rgb(69, 70, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45464A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 29% blue (69, 70, 74).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#45464A color codes

HEX	`#45464A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, 0.5, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 2.59, 281.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.88, 6.14, 7.353)`
Decimal	`4539978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45464A, 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 #45464A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45464A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #45464A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45464a; }
.text { color: #45464a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45464a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45464a, #46454a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #45464A?: #45464A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45464A?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 74: 69 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45464A?: The complementary color is #4A4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45464A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.