What color is #45605F?

#45605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45605F?

The RGB value is 69, 96, 95: 69 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45605F?

The complementary color is #604546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45605F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45605F color

#45605F rgb(69, 96, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45605F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 37.6% green and 37.3% blue (69, 96, 95).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#45605F color codes

HEX	`#45605F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 96, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 37.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.65, -10.21, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.65, 10.55, 194.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.702, 10.457, 12.384)`
Decimal	`4546655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45605F, 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 #45605F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45605F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #45605F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45605f; }
.text { color: #45605f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45605f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 96 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45605f, #455360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #45605F?: #45605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45605F?: The RGB value is 69, 96, 95: 69 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45605F?: The complementary color is #604546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45605F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.