What color is #454652?

#454652 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454652?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 82: 69 red, 70 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454652?

The complementary color is #525145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454652 color

#454652 rgb(69, 70, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454652 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 32.2% blue (69, 70, 82).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#454652 color codes

HEX	`#454652`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.05, 2.44, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.05, 7.69, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.167, 6.255, 8.863)`
Decimal	`4539986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454652, 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 #454652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #454652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454652; }
.text { color: #454652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454652, #4a4552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454652?: #454652 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454652?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 82: 69 red, 70 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454652?: The complementary color is #525145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.