What color is #455162?

#455162 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455162?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 98: 69 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455162?

The complementary color is #625645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455162 color

#455162 rgb(69, 81, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455162 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 38.4% blue (69, 81, 98).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Into the Stratosphere (#425267), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#455162 color codes

HEX	`#455162`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, -0.31, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 11.44, 268.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.601, 8.032, 12.703)`
Decimal	`4542818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455162, 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 #455162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #455162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455162; }
.text { color: #455162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455162, #484562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455162?: #455162 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Into the Stratosphere. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455162?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 98: 69 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455162?: The complementary color is #625645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.