What color is #45475F?

#45475F 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 #45475F?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 95: 69 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45475F?

The complementary color is #5F5D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45475F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45475F color

#45475F rgb(69, 71, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #45475F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 37.3% blue (69, 71, 95).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#45475F color codes

HEX	`#45475F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, 5.25, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 15.31, 290.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.773, 6.598, 11.741)`
Decimal	`4540255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45475F, 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 #45475F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45475F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #45475F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45475f; }
.text { color: #45475f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45475f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45475f, #50455f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45475F?: #45475F 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 #45475F?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 95: 69 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45475F?: The complementary color is #5F5D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45475F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.