What color is #455574?

#455574 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455574?

The RGB value is 69, 85, 116: 69 red, 85 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455574?

The complementary color is #746445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455574?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455574 color

#455574 rgb(69, 85, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455574 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.3% green and 45.5% blue (69, 85, 116).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#455574 color codes

HEX	`#455574`
RGB	`rgb(69, 85, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, 2.4, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 19.79, 276.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.854, 9.023, 17.795)`
Decimal	`4543860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455574, 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 #455574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #455574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455574; }
.text { color: #455574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 85 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455574, #4d4574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455574?: #455574 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455574?: The RGB value is 69, 85, 116: 69 red, 85 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455574?: The complementary color is #746445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455574?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.