What color is #454935?

#454935 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454935?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 53: 69 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454935?

The complementary color is #393549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454935 color

#454935 rgb(69, 73, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454935 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 20.8% blue (69, 73, 53).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#454935 color codes

HEX	`#454935`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.13, -5.67, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.13, 12.78, 116.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.479, 6.287, 4.292)`
Decimal	`4540725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454935, 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 #454935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #454935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454935; }
.text { color: #454935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454935, #3b4935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454935?: #454935 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454935?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 53: 69 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454935?: The complementary color is #393549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.