What color is #454851?

#454851 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454851?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 81: 69 red, 72 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454851?

The complementary color is #514E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454851 color

#454851 rgb(69, 72, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454851 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 31.8% blue (69, 72, 81).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#454851 color codes

HEX	`#454851`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, 0.91, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 5.85, 278.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.256, 6.494, 8.707)`
Decimal	`4540497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454851, 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 #454851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #454851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454851; }
.text { color: #454851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454851, #484551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454851?: #454851 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454851?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 81: 69 red, 72 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454851?: The complementary color is #514E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.