What color is #45504B?

#45504B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45504B?

The RGB value is 69, 80, 75: 69 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45504B?

The complementary color is #50454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45504B color

#45504B rgb(69, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45504B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (69, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#45504B color codes

HEX	`#45504B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.94, -5.52, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.94, 5.71, 165.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.593, 7.51, 7.758)`
Decimal	`4542539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45504B, 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 #45504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #45504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45504b; }
.text { color: #45504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45504b, #454f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #45504B?: #45504B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45504B?: The RGB value is 69, 80, 75: 69 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45504B?: The complementary color is #50454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.