What color is #455B68?

#455B68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455B68?

The RGB value is 69, 91, 104: 69 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455B68?

The complementary color is #685245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455B68 color

#455B68 rgb(69, 91, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455B68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.7% green and 40.8% blue (69, 91, 104).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#455B68 color codes

HEX	`#455B68`
RGB	`rgb(69, 91, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 12%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, -4.82, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 11.22, 244.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.693, 9.746, 14.517)`
Decimal	`4545384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455B68, 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 #455B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #455B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455b68; }
.text { color: #455b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 91 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455b68, #454a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455B68?: #455B68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455B68?: The RGB value is 69, 91, 104: 69 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455B68?: The complementary color is #685245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.