What color is #455154?

#455154 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Descent Into the Catacombs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455154?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 84: 69 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455154?

The complementary color is #544845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455154 color

#455154 rgb(69, 81, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455154 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 32.9% blue (69, 81, 84).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Descent Into the Catacombs (#445155), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#455154 color codes

HEX	`#455154`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.54, -3.99, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.54, 5.21, 220.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.996, 7.79, 9.521)`
Decimal	`4542804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455154, 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 #455154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #455154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455154; }
.text { color: #455154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455154, #454a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455154?: #455154 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Descent Into the Catacombs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455154?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 84: 69 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455154?: The complementary color is #544845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.