What color is #454E43?

#454E43 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 #454E43?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 67: 69 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E43?

The complementary color is #4C434E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E43 color

#454E43 rgb(69, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454E43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (69, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#454E43 color codes

HEX	`#454E43`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, -6.04, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 8.04, 138.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.192, 7.119, 6.357)`
Decimal	`4542019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E43, 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 #454E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #454E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e43; }
.text { color: #454e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e43, #434e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454E43?: #454E43 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 #454E43?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 67: 69 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E43?: The complementary color is #4C434E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.