What color is #455C72?

#455C72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455C72?

The RGB value is 69, 92, 114: 69 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455C72?

The complementary color is #725B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455C72 color

#455C72 rgb(69, 92, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455C72 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.1% green and 44.7% blue (69, 92, 114).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#455C72 color codes

HEX	`#455C72`
RGB	`rgb(69, 92, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -2.56, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 15.46, 260.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.318, 10.134, 17.381)`
Decimal	`4545650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455C72, 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 #455C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #455C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455c72; }
.text { color: #455c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 92 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455c72, #454572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455C72?: #455C72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455C72?: The RGB value is 69, 92, 114: 69 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455C72?: The complementary color is #725B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.