#45362BDark Rum (#45362B) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 58°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #45362B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 54, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 23%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 38%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(23.9 4.8 9.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.346 0.028 58) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Rum is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#473427 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#47362a — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#45362b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#45362c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Rum in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.57:1 and against black 1.82:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#aea299 · #8a7c72 · #67584e · #45362b · #25180f · #080200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#665832 · #5f431c · #45362b · #461d0b · #350d0c · #23020a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aeaf92 · #aa856a · #73743f · #55563e · #45362b · #361700
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#79aed1 · #887161 · #61544b · #45362b · #2d1909 · #0e0401
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #c1b7b0 · #7f8488 · #594f48 · #45362b · #1e2428
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0eb · #d0c8c2 · #a59c95 · #45362b · #0c0401 · #f29444
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f4ff · #95bfdb · #568aab · #2c5670 · #45362b · #311e10
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #8bc4cd · #7082b1 · #1c5b64 · #45362b · #1b2235
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #8fc6b9 · #897aab · #564a70 · #45362b · #0b2923
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6e9 · #a0c4a4 · #568aab · #654563 · #45362b · #102633
#605248 · #7D7067 · #9B8F87 · #B9B0A9 · #D9D1CC
#3B2D23 · #31251C · #271C14 · #1D140D · #140D07
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.