What color is #454B41?

#454B41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454B41?

The RGB value is 69, 75, 65: 69 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454B41?

The complementary color is #47414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454B41 color

#454B41 rgb(69, 75, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454B41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (69, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#454B41 color codes

HEX	`#454B41`
RGB	`rgb(69, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 13%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.06, -4.62, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.06, 6.91, 131.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.924, 6.679, 5.977)`
Decimal	`4541249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454B41, 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 #454B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #454B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454b41; }
.text { color: #454b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454b41, #414b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454B41?: #454B41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454B41?: The RGB value is 69, 75, 65: 69 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454B41?: The complementary color is #47414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.