What color is #455A5D?

#455A5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455A5D?

The RGB value is 69, 90, 93: 69 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455A5D?

The complementary color is #5D4845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455A5D color

#455A5D rgb(69, 90, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455A5D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.3% green and 36.5% blue (69, 90, 93).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#455A5D color codes

HEX	`#455A5D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 90, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, -7.18, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 8.39, 211.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.086, 9.368, 11.736)`
Decimal	`4545117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455A5D, 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 #455A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #455A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455a5d; }
.text { color: #455a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 90 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455a5d, #454e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455A5D?: #455A5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455A5D?: The RGB value is 69, 90, 93: 69 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455A5D?: The complementary color is #5D4845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.