What color is #45483C?

#45483C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45483C?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 60: 69 red, 72 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45483C?

The complementary color is #3F3C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45483C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45483C color

#45483C rgb(69, 72, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45483C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 23.5% blue (69, 72, 60).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#45483C color codes

HEX	`#45483C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.98, -3.76, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.98, 7.77, 118.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.587, 6.226, 5.182)`
Decimal	`4540476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45483C, 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 #45483C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45483C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #45483C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45483c; }
.text { color: #45483c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45483c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45483c, #3f483c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45483C?: #45483C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45483C?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 60: 69 red, 72 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45483C?: The complementary color is #3F3C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45483C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.