What color is #454756?

#454756 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 #454756?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 86: 69 red, 71 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454756?

The complementary color is #565445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454756 color

#454756 rgb(69, 71, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454756 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 33.7% blue (69, 71, 86).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#454756 color codes

HEX	`#454756`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, 2.82, -9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 9.6, 287.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.387, 6.443, 9.71)`
Decimal	`4540246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454756, 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 #454756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #454756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454756; }
.text { color: #454756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454756, #4b4556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454756?: #454756 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 #454756?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 86: 69 red, 71 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454756?: The complementary color is #565445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.