What color is #454667?

#454667 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454667?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 103: 69 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454667?

The complementary color is #676645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454667 color

#454667 rgb(69, 70, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454667 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 40.4% blue (69, 70, 103).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#454667 color codes

HEX	`#454667`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 8.18, -19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 21.03, 292.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.092, 6.625, 13.734)`
Decimal	`4540007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454667, 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 #454667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #454667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454667; }
.text { color: #454667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454667, #554567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #454667?: #454667 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454667?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 103: 69 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454667?: The complementary color is #676645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.