What color is #454353?

#454353 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454353?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 83: 69 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454353?

The complementary color is #515343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454353 color

#454353 rgb(69, 67, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454353 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 32.5% blue (69, 67, 83).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#454353 color codes

HEX	`#454353`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.17, 4.64, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.17, 10.36, 296.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.022, 5.904, 9.004)`
Decimal	`4539219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454353, 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 #454353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #454353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454353; }
.text { color: #454353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454353, #4d4353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454353?: #454353 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454353?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 83: 69 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454353?: The complementary color is #515343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.