Information about #45423B color

#45423B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#45423B falls into the Orange Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 66, 59) — 27.1% red, 25.9% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #45423B reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Masala (#454139). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Ironsand (#43403C) and Tiri (#46413E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(69, 66, 59)), which gives #45423B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #45423B: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #45423B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#45423B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#45423B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #45423B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#45423B
  • RGB69, 66, 59
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 73
  • CSSrgb(69, 66, 59)
  • HSL42°, 8%, 25%
  • HSL Precise42°, 7.813%, 25.098%
  • HSV42°, 14%, 27%
  • HSB42°, 14%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.259, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.259, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.259, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID45423B
  • DECIMAL ID4538939
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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