What color is #454958?

#454958 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 #454958?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 88: 69 red, 73 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454958?

The complementary color is #585445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454958 color

#454958 rgb(69, 73, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454958 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 34.5% blue (69, 73, 88).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#454958 color codes

HEX	`#454958`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.2, 2.06, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.2, 9.63, 282.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.598, 6.735, 10.183)`
Decimal	`4540760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454958, 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 #454958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #454958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454958; }
.text { color: #454958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454958, #4b4558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454958?: #454958 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 #454958?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 88: 69 red, 73 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454958?: The complementary color is #585445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.