What color is #45485A?

#45485A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45485A?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 90: 69 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45485A?

The complementary color is #5A5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45485A color

#45485A rgb(69, 72, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45485A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (69, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#45485A color codes

HEX	`#45485A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, 3.24, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 11.5, 286.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.617, 6.638, 10.604)`
Decimal	`4540506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45485A, 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 #45485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #45485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45485a; }
.text { color: #45485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45485a, #4d455a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45485A?: #45485A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45485A?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 90: 69 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45485A?: The complementary color is #5A5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.