What color is #405453?

#405453 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #405453?

The RGB value is 64, 84, 83: 64 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #405453?

The complementary color is #544041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #405453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#405453 color

#405453 rgb(64, 84, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #405453 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.9% green and 32.5% blue (64, 84, 83).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#405453 color codes

HEX	`#405453`
RGB	`rgb(64, 84, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 32.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, -7.9, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 8.14, 193.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.846, 8.055, 9.376)`
Decimal	`4215891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #405453, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #405453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#405453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #405453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #405453; }
.text { color: #405453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #405453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 84 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #405453, #404b54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #405453?: #405453 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #405453?: The RGB value is 64, 84, 83: 64 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #405453?: The complementary color is #544041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #405453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.