What color is #454448?

#454448 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454448?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 72: 69 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454448?

The complementary color is #474844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454448 color

#454448 rgb(69, 68, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454448 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 28.2% blue (69, 68, 72).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#454448 color codes

HEX	`#454448`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 6%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, 1.32, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 2.62, 300.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.691, 5.867, 6.962)`
Decimal	`4539464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454448, 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 #454448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #454448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454448; }
.text { color: #454448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454448, #474448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454448?: #454448 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454448?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 72: 69 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454448?: The complementary color is #474844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.