What color is #455B6D?

#455B6D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455B6D?

The RGB value is 69, 91, 109: 69 red, 91 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455B6D?

The complementary color is #6D5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455B6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455B6D color

#455B6D rgb(69, 91, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455B6D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.7% green and 42.7% blue (69, 91, 109).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#455B6D color codes

HEX	`#455B6D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 91, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 17%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, -3.41, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 13.38, 255.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.955, 9.851, 15.895)`
Decimal	`4545389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455B6D, 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 #455B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #455B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455b6d; }
.text { color: #455b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 91 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455b6d, #45476d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455B6D?: #455B6D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455B6D?: The RGB value is 69, 91, 109: 69 red, 91 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455B6D?: The complementary color is #6D5745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455B6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.