What color is #455662?

#455662 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455662?

The RGB value is 69, 86, 98: 69 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455662?

The complementary color is #625145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455662 color

#455662 rgb(69, 86, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455662 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.7% green and 38.4% blue (69, 86, 98).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightfall (#43535E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#455662 color codes

HEX	`#455662`
RGB	`rgb(69, 86, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, -3.42, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 9.71, 249.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.986, 8.802, 12.831)`
Decimal	`4544098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455662, 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 #455662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #455662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455662; }
.text { color: #455662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 86 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455662, #454862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455662?: #455662 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455662?: The RGB value is 69, 86, 98: 69 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455662?: The complementary color is #625145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.