What color is #454E52?

#454E52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454E52?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 82: 69 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E52?

The complementary color is #524945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E52 color

#454E52 rgb(69, 78, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454E52 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 32.2% blue (69, 78, 82).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#454E52 color codes

HEX	`#454E52`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, -2.63, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 4.44, 233.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.701, 7.323, 9.041)`
Decimal	`4542034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E52, 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 #454E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #454E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e52; }
.text { color: #454e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e52, #454852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454E52?: #454E52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454E52?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 82: 69 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E52?: The complementary color is #524945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.