What color is #454B4D?

#454B4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454B4D?

The RGB value is 69, 75, 77: 69 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454B4D?

The complementary color is #4D4745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454B4D color

#454B4D rgb(69, 75, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454B4D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.4% green and 30.2% blue (69, 75, 77).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#454B4D color codes

HEX	`#454B4D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 75, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 10%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -1.96, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 2.82, 225.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.31, 6.833, 8.006)`
Decimal	`4541261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454B4D, 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 #454B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #454B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454b4d; }
.text { color: #454b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 75 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454b4d, #45474d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454B4D?: #454B4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454B4D?: The RGB value is 69, 75, 77: 69 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454B4D?: The complementary color is #4D4745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.