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#45413B Color

#45413B is rgb(69, 65, 59) in RGB, hsl(36, 8%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Olive (#3B3C36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45413B
HEX#45413B
RGBrgb(69, 65, 59)
HSLhsl(36, 8%, 25%)
HSVhsv(36, 14%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.011 78.2)
LABlab(27.79% 0.85 4.32)
LCHlch(27.79% 4.40 78.91)

What #45413B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #45413B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#45413B Channel Values

How #45413B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 65 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 8% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 14% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 14% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.13:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45413B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #45413B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45413B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #45413B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #45413B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#45413B
Protanopia#42423B
Protanomaly#43413B
Deuteranopia#42423B
Deuteranomaly#43423B
Tritanopia#464040
Tritanomaly#45413E
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #45413B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-45413b: #45413B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45413B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45413b': '#45413B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.255, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_45413b">#45413B</color>
SVG fillfill="#45413B"

More Gray Colors

#45413B sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#45413B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45413B?

#45413B is a dark gray — rgb(69, 65, 59) in RGB and hsl(36, 8%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.62.

What is the RGB value of #45413B?

#45413B is rgb(69, 65, 59) — red 69, green 65, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45413B?

#45413B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45413B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #45413B scores 10.13:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45413B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45413B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.85, which is visibly different.

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