What color is #45493C?

#45493C 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 #45493C?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 60: 69 red, 73 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45493C?

The complementary color is #403C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45493C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45493C color

#45493C rgb(69, 73, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45493C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 23.5% blue (69, 73, 60).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#45493C color codes

HEX	`#45493C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, -4.38, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 8.46, 121.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.652, 6.357, 5.203)`
Decimal	`4540732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45493C, 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 #45493C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45493C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #45493C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45493c; }
.text { color: #45493c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45493c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45493c, #3e493c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45493C?: #45493C 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 #45493C?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 60: 69 red, 73 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45493C?: The complementary color is #403C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45493C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.