What color is #455455?

#455455 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455455?

The RGB value is 69, 84, 85: 69 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455455?

The complementary color is #554645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455455 color

#455455 rgb(69, 84, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455455 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.9% green and 33.3% blue (69, 84, 85).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#455455 color codes

HEX	`#455455`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, -5.58, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 6.13, 204.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.264, 8.262, 9.804)`
Decimal	`4543573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455455, 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 #455455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #455455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455455; }
.text { color: #455455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455455, #454c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455455?: #455455 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455455?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 85: 69 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455455?: The complementary color is #554645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.