What color is #455A72?

#455A72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455A72?

The RGB value is 69, 90, 114: 69 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455A72?

The complementary color is #725D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455A72 color

#455A72 rgb(69, 90, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455A72 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (69, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#455A72 color codes

HEX	`#455A72`
RGB	`rgb(69, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, -1.33, -16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 16.25, 265.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.147, 9.792, 17.324)`
Decimal	`4545138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455A72, 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 #455A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #455A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455a72; }
.text { color: #455a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455a72, #464572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455A72?: #455A72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455A72?: The RGB value is 69, 90, 114: 69 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455A72?: The complementary color is #725D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.