What color is #454E56?

#454E56 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 #454E56?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 86: 69 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E56?

The complementary color is #564D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E56 color

#454E56 rgb(69, 78, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454E56 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 33.7% blue (69, 78, 86).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#454E56 color codes

HEX	`#454E56`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, -1.63, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 6.14, 254.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.858, 7.386, 9.867)`
Decimal	`4542038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E56, 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 #454E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #454E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e56; }
.text { color: #454e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e56, #454656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454E56?: #454E56 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 #454E56?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 86: 69 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E56?: The complementary color is #564D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.