What color is #45464F?

#45464F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45464F?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 79: 69 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45464F?

The complementary color is #4F4E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45464F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45464F color

#45464F rgb(69, 70, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45464F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 31% blue (69, 70, 79).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#45464F color codes

HEX	`#45464F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 13%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.94, 1.7, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.94, 5.77, 287.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.055, 6.21, 8.275)`
Decimal	`4539983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45464F, 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 #45464F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45464F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #45464F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45464f; }
.text { color: #45464f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45464f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45464f, #49454f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45464F?: #45464F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45464F?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 79: 69 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45464F?: The complementary color is #4F4E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45464F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.