What color is #454A3B?

#454A3B 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 #454A3B?

The RGB value is 69, 74, 59: 69 red, 74 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454A3B?

The complementary color is #403B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454A3B color

#454A3B rgb(69, 74, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454A3B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29% green and 23.1% blue (69, 74, 59).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#454A3B color codes

HEX	`#454A3B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 74, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.59, -5.19, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.59, 9.78, 122.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.692, 6.479, 5.087)`
Decimal	`4540987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454A3B, 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 #454A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #454A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454a3b; }
.text { color: #454a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 74 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454a3b, #3e4a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454A3B?: #454A3B 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 #454A3B?: The RGB value is 69, 74, 59: 69 red, 74 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454A3B?: The complementary color is #403B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.