What color is #455367?

#455367 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 #455367?

The RGB value is 69, 83, 103: 69 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455367?

The complementary color is #675945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455367 color

#455367 rgb(69, 83, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455367 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.5% green and 40.4% blue (69, 83, 103).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Into the Stratosphere (#425267), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#455367 color codes

HEX	`#455367`
RGB	`rgb(69, 83, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 19%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, -0.17, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 13.33, 269.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.995, 8.431, 14.035)`
Decimal	`4543335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455367, 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 #455367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #455367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455367; }
.text { color: #455367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 83 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455367, #484567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455367?: #455367 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 #455367?: The RGB value is 69, 83, 103: 69 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455367?: The complementary color is #675945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.