What color is #445A7C?

#445A7C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #445A7C?

The RGB value is 68, 90, 124: 68 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #445A7C?

The complementary color is #7C6644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #445A7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#445A7C color

#445A7C rgb(68, 90, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #445A7C is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 35.3% green and 48.6% blue (68, 90, 124).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#445A7C color codes

HEX	`#445A7C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 90, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 35.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 45%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 1.43, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 21.83, 273.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.677, 9.996, 20.484)`
Decimal	`4479612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #445A7C, 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 #445A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#445A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #445A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #445a7c; }
.text { color: #445a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #445a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 90 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #445a7c, #4a447c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #445A7C?: #445A7C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #445A7C?: The RGB value is 68, 90, 124: 68 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #445A7C?: The complementary color is #7C6644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #445A7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.