What color is #456A79?

#456A79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456A79?

The RGB value is 69, 106, 121: 69 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456A79?

The complementary color is #795445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456A79 color

#456A79 rgb(69, 106, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #456A79 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 41.6% green and 47.5% blue (69, 106, 121).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#456A79 color codes

HEX	`#456A79`
RGB	`rgb(69, 106, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 41.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -8.89, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 15.34, 234.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.058, 12.953, 20.003)`
Decimal	`4549241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456A79, 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 #456A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #456A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456a79; }
.text { color: #456a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 106 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456a79, #455079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #456A79?: #456A79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456A79?: The RGB value is 69, 106, 121: 69 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456A79?: The complementary color is #795445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.