What color is #454D44?

#454D44 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 #454D44?

The RGB value is 69, 77, 68: 69 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454D44?

The complementary color is #4C444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454D44 color

#454D44 rgb(69, 77, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454D44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.2% green and 26.7% blue (69, 77, 68).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#454D44 color codes

HEX	`#454D44`
RGB	`rgb(69, 77, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.78, -5.22, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.78, 6.73, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.151, 6.99, 6.493)`
Decimal	`4541764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454D44, 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 #454D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #454D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454d44; }
.text { color: #454d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 77 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454d44, #444d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454D44?: #454D44 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 #454D44?: The RGB value is 69, 77, 68: 69 red, 77 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454D44?: The complementary color is #4C444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.