#454545 Color

#454545 is rgb(69, 69, 69) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outer Space (#414A4C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#454545

HEX#454545

RGBrgb(69, 69, 69)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 27%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(39% 0 0)

LABlab(29.29% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(29.29% 0.00 0.00)

What #454545 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #454545, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Outer Space#414A4CΔE 4.45 Dark Liver#534B4FΔE 5.48 Black Olive#3B3C36ΔE 5.71 Quartz#51484FΔE 6.18 Onyx#353839ΔE 6.24 Graphite#41424CΔE 6.46

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#454545 Channel Values

How #454545 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 69 · G 69 · B 69	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.59:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #454545 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #454545

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #454545; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #454545

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #454545 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #454545 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-454545: #454545;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #454545;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-454545': '#454545' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.271, blue: 0.271)

Android XML<color name="color_454545">#454545</color>

SVG fillfill="#454545"

More Gray Colors

#454545 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

474747 44403b 4a4a4a 43494e 4d4d4d 414a4c 4d5d53 41424c 4e5451 413639 4f4f4f 404040 52525c 616161 71717b 7a7a7a 878681 8f9695 a6a09b b0b0b0 bfc1c2 d3d3d8 292524 3b3c36

#454545 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #454545?

#454545 is a dark gray — rgb(69, 69, 69) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outer Space (#414A4C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.45.

What is the RGB value of #454545?

#454545 is rgb(69, 69, 69) — red 69, green 69, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #454545?

#454545 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #454545 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #454545 scores 9.59:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #454545 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #454545 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.01, which is visibly different.

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