What color is #455E73?

#455E73 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455E73?

The RGB value is 69, 94, 115: 69 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455E73?

The complementary color is #735A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455E73 color

#455E73 rgb(69, 94, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #455E73 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (69, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#455E73 color codes

HEX	`#455E73`
RGB	`rgb(69, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.74, -3.49, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.74, 15.26, 256.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.55, 10.508, 17.741)`
Decimal	`4546163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455E73, 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 #455E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #455E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455e73; }
.text { color: #455e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455e73, #454773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455E73?: #455E73 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455E73?: The RGB value is 69, 94, 115: 69 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455E73?: The complementary color is #735A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.