What color is #454656?

#454656 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 #454656?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 86: 69 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454656?

The complementary color is #565545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454656 color

#454656 rgb(69, 70, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454656 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 33.7% blue (69, 70, 86).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#454656 color codes

HEX	`#454656`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 3.47, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 10.24, 289.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.324, 6.317, 9.688)`
Decimal	`4539990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454656, 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 #454656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #454656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454656; }
.text { color: #454656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454656, #4d4556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454656?: #454656 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 #454656?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 86: 69 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454656?: The complementary color is #565545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.