Colour
#453B42
- #453B42
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#453B42 is a grey with RGB values 69, 59, 66 and HSL 318°, 8%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#453B42#453B42
HEX#453B42
RGBrgb(69, 59, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2314, 0.2588
RGB percentages27.1%, 23.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(318, 7.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 14.5%, 27.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 4.3%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,537,154
CSS custom property--colour: #453B42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#BAC4BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B453E
Analogous#433B45, #453B3D
Triadic#42453B, #3B4245
Split complementary#3D453B, #3B4543
Tetradic#45433B, #3B453E, #3B3D45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G59
B66
Red69 (27.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)7.81%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 45 · G 3B · B 42
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