What color is #454C59?

#454C59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454C59?

The RGB value is 69, 76, 89: 69 red, 76 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454C59?

The complementary color is #595245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454C59 color

#454C59 rgb(69, 76, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454C59 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.8% green and 34.9% blue (69, 76, 89).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#454C59 color codes

HEX	`#454C59`
RGB	`rgb(69, 76, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.16, 0.41, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.16, 8.61, 272.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.841, 7.155, 10.47)`
Decimal	`4541529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454C59, 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 #454C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #454C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454c59; }
.text { color: #454c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 76 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454c59, #484559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454C59?: #454C59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454C59?: The RGB value is 69, 76, 89: 69 red, 76 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454C59?: The complementary color is #595245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.