What color is #455158?

#455158 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 #455158?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 88: 69 red, 81 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455158?

The complementary color is #584C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455158 color

#455158 rgb(69, 81, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455158 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 34.5% blue (69, 81, 88).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#455158 color codes

HEX	`#455158`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, -2.98, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 6.42, 242.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.158, 7.854, 10.37)`
Decimal	`4542808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455158, 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 #455158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #455158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455158; }
.text { color: #455158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455158, #454758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455158?: #455158 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 #455158?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 88: 69 red, 81 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455158?: The complementary color is #584C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.