What color is #445657?

#445657 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445657?

The RGB value is 68, 86, 87: 68 red, 86 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445657?

The complementary color is #574544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445657?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445657 color

#445657 rgb(68, 86, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #445657 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 33.7% green and 34.1% blue (68, 86, 87).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#445657 color codes

HEX	`#445657`
RGB	`rgb(68, 86, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 33.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.15, -6.66, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.15, 7.26, 203.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.431, 8.572, 10.278)`
Decimal	`4478551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445657, 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 #445657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #445657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445657; }
.text { color: #445657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 86 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445657, #444d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #445657?: #445657 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445657?: The RGB value is 68, 86, 87: 68 red, 86 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445657?: The complementary color is #574544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445657?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.