#45403E

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.6% 0.008 43.2), rgb(69, 64, 62).

White text reads best on this color (10.21:1).

About this color

#45403E is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.21:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (38%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.008)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.05:1
White text	10.21:1

Values

HEX	#45403E
RGB	rgb(69, 64, 62)
HSL	hsl(17, 5%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.6% 0.008 43.2)

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 #45403E	10.21:1	AAA	Lc -97.8	Preferred for body text
Black text on #45403E	2.05:1	Fails	Lc 10.2	Not readable
#45403E text on white	10.21:1	AAA	Lc 93.7	Preferred for body text
#45403E text on black	2.05:1	Fails	Lc -8.8	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

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DBD8D7

oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
Step 300
300

#C4BFBE

oklch(80.8% 0.006 31.1)
Step 400
400

#A69F9C

oklch(70.8% 0.009 44.9)
Step 500
500

#908784

oklch(63% 0.012 39.4)
Step 600
600

#7A716D

oklch(55.6% 0.013 45.6)
Step 700
700

#675F5B

oklch(49.2% 0.012 48.5)
Step 800
800

#544D4B

oklch(42.6% 0.01 36.5)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#45403E

oklch(37.6% 0.008 43.2)
Step 950
950

#292625

oklch(27.1% 0.005 39.4)

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#45403E 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)	#41403E	0.007
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#42413E	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#473F3F	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	0.008

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 #45403E, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #45403E in your product

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