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Recognised as Colour

#45434C

  • #45434C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#45434C is a grey with RGB values 69, 67, 76 and HSL 253°, 6%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#45434C#45434C
HEX#45434C
RGBrgb(69, 67, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.2627, 0.298
RGB percentages27.1%, 26.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(253.3, 6.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 11.8%, 29.8%)
CMYK9.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,539,212
CSS custom property--colour: #45434C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#BABCB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41444Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#42444Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#444446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9Dim grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4C43
Analogous#43464C, #49434C
Triadic#4C4543, #434C45
Split complementary#4C4A43, #464C43
Tetradic#4C4346, #4A4C43, #434C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABA8B3
Lighter +30%#908D9B
Lighter +20%#767382
Lighter +10%#5E5B67
Darker −10%#2C2B31
Darker −20%#141316
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B315E
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R69
G67
B76
Red69 (27.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue253.33°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 43 · B 4C

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