What color is #454A3A?

#454A3A 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 #454A3A?

The RGB value is 69, 74, 58: 69 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454A3A?

The complementary color is #3F3A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454A3A color

#454A3A rgb(69, 74, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454A3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29% green and 22.7% blue (69, 74, 58).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#454A3A color codes

HEX	`#454A3A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 74, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.56, -5.38, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.56, 10.39, 121.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.667, 6.468, 4.952)`
Decimal	`4540986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454A3A, 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 #454A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #454A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454a3a; }
.text { color: #454a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 74 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454a3a, #3d4a3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454A3A?: #454A3A 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 #454A3A?: The RGB value is 69, 74, 58: 69 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454A3A?: The complementary color is #3F3A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.