What color is #455454?

#455454 is a dark, grayish cyan known as All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455454?

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

What is the complementary color of #455454?

The complementary color is #544545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455454 color

#455454 rgb(69, 84, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455454 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

This exact color is also called All Nighter.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#455454 color codes

HEX	`#455454`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, -5.83, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 6.15, 198.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.224, 8.246, 9.597)`
Decimal	`4543572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455454, 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 #455454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #455454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455454; }
.text { color: #455454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455454, #454d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455454?: #455454 is a dark, grayish cyan known as All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455454?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 84: 69 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455454?: The complementary color is #544545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.