What color is #45494F?

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

What is the RGB value of #45494F?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 79: 69 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45494F?

The complementary color is #4F4B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45494F color

#45494F rgb(69, 73, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45494F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (69, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#45494F color codes

HEX	`#45494F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 13%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, -0.22, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 4.14, 266.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.248, 6.595, 8.339)`
Decimal	`4540751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45494F, 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 #45494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #45494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45494f; }
.text { color: #45494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45494f, #46454f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45494F?: #45494F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45494F?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 79: 69 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45494F?: The complementary color is #4F4B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.