What color is #45516E?

#45516E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45516E?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 110: 69 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45516E?

The complementary color is #6E6245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45516E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45516E color

#45516E rgb(69, 81, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #45516E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 43.1% blue (69, 81, 110).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#45516E color codes

HEX	`#45516E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.55, 3.14, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.55, 18.46, 279.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.21, 8.276, 15.914)`
Decimal	`4542830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45516E, 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 #45516E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45516E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #45516E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45516e; }
.text { color: #45516e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45516e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45516e, #4e456e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #45516E?: #45516E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45516E?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 110: 69 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45516E?: The complementary color is #6E6245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45516E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.