What color is #45494B?

#45494B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45494B?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 75: 69 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45494B?

The complementary color is #4B4745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45494B color

#45494B rgb(69, 73, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45494B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (69, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#45494B color codes

HEX	`#45494B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 8%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -1.17, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 2.11, 236.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.107, 6.538, 7.596)`
Decimal	`4540747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45494B, 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 #45494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #45494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45494b; }
.text { color: #45494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45494b, #45464b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45494B?: #45494B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45494B?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 75: 69 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45494B?: The complementary color is #4B4745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.