What color is #455C61?

#455C61 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455C61?

The RGB value is 69, 92, 97: 69 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455C61?

The complementary color is #614A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455C61?

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.

#455C61 color

#455C61 rgb(69, 92, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455C61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (69, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Still Waters Run Deep (#4A5D5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#455C61 color codes

HEX	`#455C61`
RGB	`rgb(69, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -7.33, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 9.28, 217.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.438, 9.782, 12.75)`
Decimal	`4545633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455C61, 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 #455C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455C61 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 #455C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455c61; }
.text { color: #455c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455c61, #454e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455C61?: #455C61 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455C61?: The RGB value is 69, 92, 97: 69 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455C61?: The complementary color is #614A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455C61?: 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.