What color is #454D4C?

#454D4C 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 #454D4C?

The RGB value is 69, 77, 76: 69 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454D4C?

The complementary color is #4D4546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454D4C color

#454D4C rgb(69, 77, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454D4C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.2% green and 29.8% blue (69, 77, 76).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Sky (#444B4A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#454D4C color codes

HEX	`#454D4C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 77, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.02, -3.44, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.02, 3.48, 188.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.412, 7.095, 7.868)`
Decimal	`4541772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454D4C, 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 #454D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #454D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454d4c; }
.text { color: #454d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 77 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454d4c, #454a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454D4C?: #454D4C 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 #454D4C?: The RGB value is 69, 77, 76: 69 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454D4C?: The complementary color is #4D4546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.