What color is #454244?

#454244 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454244?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 68: 69 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454244?

The complementary color is #424543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454244 color

#454244 rgb(69, 66, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454244 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 26.7% blue (69, 66, 68).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#454244 color codes

HEX	`#454244`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.32, 1.7, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.32, 1.86, 335.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.446, 5.579, 6.258)`
Decimal	`4538948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454244, 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 #454244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #454244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454244; }
.text { color: #454244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454244, #454243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454244?: #454244 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454244?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 68: 69 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454244?: The complementary color is #424543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.