What color is #455064?

#455064 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455064?

The RGB value is 69, 80, 100: 69 red, 80 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455064?

The complementary color is #645945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455064 color

#455064 rgb(69, 80, 100)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455064 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.4% green and 39.2% blue (69, 80, 100).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Into the Stratosphere (#425267), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#455064 color codes

HEX	`#455064`
RGB	`rgb(69, 80, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 0.88, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 13.07, 273.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.623, 7.922, 13.182)`
Decimal	`4542564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455064, 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 #455064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #455064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455064; }
.text { color: #455064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 80 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455064, #4a4564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455064?: #455064 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455064?: The RGB value is 69, 80, 100: 69 red, 80 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455064?: The complementary color is #645945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.