What color is #454954?

#454954 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454954?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 84: 69 red, 73 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454954?

The complementary color is #545045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454954 color

#454954 rgb(69, 73, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454954 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 32.9% blue (69, 73, 84).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#454954 color codes

HEX	`#454954`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 1.03, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 7.15, 278.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.437, 6.67, 9.334)`
Decimal	`4540756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454954, 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 #454954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #454954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454954; }
.text { color: #454954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454954, #494554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454954?: #454954 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454954?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 84: 69 red, 73 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454954?: The complementary color is #545045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.