What color is #455452?

#455452 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455452?

The RGB value is 69, 84, 82: 69 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455452?

The complementary color is #544547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455452 color

#455452 rgb(69, 84, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455452 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.9% green and 32.2% blue (69, 84, 82).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#455452 color codes

HEX	`#455452`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, -6.31, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 6.36, 187.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.147, 8.215, 9.19)`
Decimal	`4543570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455452, 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 #455452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #455452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455452; }
.text { color: #455452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455452, #454f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455452?: #455452 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455452?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 82: 69 red, 84 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455452?: The complementary color is #544547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.