What color is #45473F?

#45473F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45473F?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 63: 69 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45473F?

The complementary color is #413F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45473F?

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.

#45473F color

#45473F rgb(69, 71, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45473F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 24.7% blue (69, 71, 63).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#45473F color codes

HEX	`#45473F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.74, -2.54, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.74, 5.19, 119.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.605, 6.131, 5.59)`
Decimal	`4540223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45473F, 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 #45473F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45473F 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 #45473F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45473f; }
.text { color: #45473f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45473f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45473f, #41473f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45473F?: #45473F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45473F?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 63: 69 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45473F?: The complementary color is #413F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45473F?: 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.