What color is #454944?

#454944 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454944?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 68: 69 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454944?

The complementary color is #484449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454944 color

#454944 rgb(69, 73, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454944 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (69, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 4% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#454944 color codes

HEX	`#454944`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 4%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.51, -2.75, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.51, 3.66, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.88, 6.448, 6.402)`
Decimal	`4540740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454944, 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 #454944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #454944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454944; }
.text { color: #454944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454944, #444946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454944?: #454944 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454944?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 68: 69 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454944?: The complementary color is #484449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.