What color is #454646?

#454646 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454646?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 70: 69 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454646?

The complementary color is #464545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454646 color

#454646 rgb(69, 70, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454646 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 27.5% blue (69, 70, 70).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#454646 color codes

HEX	`#454646`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, -0.41, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 0.44, 199.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.75, 6.088, 6.665)`
Decimal	`4539974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454646, 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 #454646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #454646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454646; }
.text { color: #454646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454646, #454646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #454646?: #454646 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454646?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 70: 69 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454646?: The complementary color is #464545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.