What color is #454936?

#454936 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 #454936?

The RGB value is 69, 73, 54: 69 red, 73 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454936?

The complementary color is #3A3649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454936 color

#454936 rgb(69, 73, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454936 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.6% green and 21.2% blue (69, 73, 54).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% 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 9.29:1).

#454936 color codes

HEX	`#454936`
RGB	`rgb(69, 73, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.15, -5.49, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.15, 12.17, 116.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.503, 6.297, 4.415)`
Decimal	`4540726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454936, 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 #454936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #454936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454936; }
.text { color: #454936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 73 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454936, #3c4936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454936?: #454936 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 #454936?: The RGB value is 69, 73, 54: 69 red, 73 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454936?: The complementary color is #3A3649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.