Information about #456168 color

#456168 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #456168 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 97, 104) — 27.1% red, 38% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 3 / 0 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained cyan, #456168 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smalt Blue (#496267). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tax Break (#496569) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

In RGB terms — rgb(69, 97, 104) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #456168 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. #456168 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#456168 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#456168 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #456168

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#456168
  • RGB69, 97, 104
  • CMYK14, 3, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(69, 97, 104)
  • HSL192°, 20%, 34%
  • HSL Precise192°, 20.231%, 33.922%
  • HSV192°, 34%, 41%
  • HSB192°, 34%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.380, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.380, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.380, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID456168
  • DECIMAL ID4546920
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01