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#454F46 Color

#454F46 is rgb(69, 79, 70) in RGB, hsl(126, 7%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Gray B (#4E5451), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#454F46
HEX#454F46
RGBrgb(69, 79, 70)
HSLhsl(126, 7%, 29%)
HSVhsv(126, 13%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(41.6% 0.02 148.1)
LABlab(32.48% -5.66 3.92)
LCHlch(32.48% 6.89 145.32)

What #454F46 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 #454F46, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#454F46 Channel Values

How #454F46 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 79 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 7% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 13% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.54:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #454F46 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 text8.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #454F46

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #454F46; 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 #454F46

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 #454F46 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.

Typical#454F46
Protanopia#4D4D46
Protanomaly#4A4E46
Deuteranopia#4C4C46
Deuteranomaly#494D46
Tritanopia#464E4E
Tritanomaly#464E4B
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

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Using #454F46 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-454f46: #454F46;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #454F46;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-454f46': '#454F46' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.310, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_454f46">#454F46</color>
SVG fillfill="#454F46"

More Gray Colors

#454F46 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#454F46 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #454F46?

#454F46 is a dark gray — rgb(69, 79, 70) in RGB and hsl(126, 7%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Gray B (#4E5451), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #454F46?

#454F46 is rgb(69, 79, 70) — red 69, green 79, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #454F46?

#454F46 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #454F46 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #454F46 scores 8.54:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #454F46 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #454F46 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 10.35, which is visibly different.

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