What color is #454E68?

#454E68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454E68?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 104: 69 red, 78 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E68?

The complementary color is #685F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E68 color

#454E68 rgb(69, 78, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #454E68 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 40.8% blue (69, 78, 104).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#454E68 color codes

HEX	`#454E68`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.38, 3.29, -16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.38, 16.57, 281.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.677, 7.713, 14.178)`
Decimal	`4542056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E68, 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 #454E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #454E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e68; }
.text { color: #454e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e68, #4e4568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #454E68?: #454E68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454E68?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 104: 69 red, 78 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E68?: The complementary color is #685F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.