#453F45

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.6% 0.013 325.8), rgb(69, 63, 69).

White text reads best on this color (10.24:1).

About this color

#453F45 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.24:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (38%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.013)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.04:1
White text	10.24:1

Values

HEX	#453F45
RGB	rgb(69, 63, 69)
HSL	hsl(300, 5%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.6% 0.013 325.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #453F45	10.24:1	AAA	Lc -97.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #453F45	2.04:1	Fails	Lc 10.1	Not readable
#453F45 text on white	10.24:1	AAA	Lc 93.8	Preferred for body text
#453F45 text on black	2.04:1	Fails	Lc -8.7	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F6

oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
Step 100
100

#EBE9EB

oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
Step 200
200

#DBD8DB

oklch(88.5% 0.005 325.6)
Step 300
300

#C4BEC4

oklch(80.8% 0.011 325.7)
Step 400
400

#A69DA6

oklch(70.6% 0.016 325.8)
Step 500
500

#908690

oklch(63.2% 0.019 325.8)
Step 600
600

#7A6F7A

oklch(55.5% 0.021 325.9)
Step 700
700

#675D67

oklch(49.1% 0.02 325.9)
Step 800
800

#544C54

oklch(42.7% 0.017 325.9)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#453F45

oklch(37.6% 0.013 325.8)
Step 950
950

#292529

oklch(27% 0.009 325.8)

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#453F45 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#3F4045	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#404145	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#453F41	0.007
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	0.013

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #453F45, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #453F45 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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