What color is #454A48?

#454A48 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454A48?

The RGB value is 69, 74, 72: 69 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454A48?

The complementary color is #4A4547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454A48 color

#454A48 rgb(69, 74, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454A48 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29% green and 28.2% blue (69, 74, 72).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#454A48 color codes

HEX	`#454A48`
RGB	`rgb(69, 74, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -2.49, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 2.54, 168.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.072, 6.631, 7.09)`
Decimal	`4541000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454A48, 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 #454A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #454A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454a48; }
.text { color: #454a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 74 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454a48, #454a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454A48?: #454A48 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454A48?: The RGB value is 69, 74, 72: 69 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454A48?: The complementary color is #4A4547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.