What color is #455756?

#455756 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 #455756?

The RGB value is 69, 87, 86: 69 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455756?

The complementary color is #574546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455756 color

#455756 rgb(69, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455756 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (69, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#455756 color codes

HEX	`#455756`
RGB	`rgb(69, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, -7.15, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 7.35, 193.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.542, 8.753, 10.094)`
Decimal	`4544342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455756, 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 #455756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #455756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455756; }
.text { color: #455756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455756, #454f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455756?: #455756 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 #455756?: The RGB value is 69, 87, 86: 69 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455756?: The complementary color is #574546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.