What color is #454D5B?

#454D5B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454D5B?

The RGB value is 69, 77, 91: 69 red, 77 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454D5B?

The complementary color is #5B5345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454D5B color

#454D5B rgb(69, 77, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454D5B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.2% green and 35.7% blue (69, 77, 91).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#454D5B color codes

HEX	`#454D5B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 77, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.54, 0.31, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.54, 9.29, 271.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.996, 7.328, 10.941)`
Decimal	`4541787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454D5B, 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 #454D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #454D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454d5b; }
.text { color: #454d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 77 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454d5b, #48455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454D5B?: #454D5B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454D5B?: The RGB value is 69, 77, 91: 69 red, 77 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454D5B?: The complementary color is #5B5345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.