What color is #454D53?

#454D53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454D53?

The RGB value is 69, 77, 83: 69 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454D53?

The complementary color is #534B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454D53 color

#454D53 rgb(69, 77, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454D53 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.2% green and 32.5% blue (69, 77, 83).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#454D53 color codes

HEX	`#454D53`
RGB	`rgb(69, 77, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.25, -1.76, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.25, 4.95, 249.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.669, 7.197, 9.22)`
Decimal	`4541779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454D53, 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 #454D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #454D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454d53; }
.text { color: #454d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 77 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454d53, #454653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454D53?: #454D53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454D53?: The RGB value is 69, 77, 83: 69 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454D53?: The complementary color is #534B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.