What color is #454B21?

#454B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454B21?

The RGB value is 69, 75, 33: 69 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454B21?

The complementary color is #27214B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454B21 color

#454B21 rgb(69, 75, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #454B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.4% green and 12.9% blue (69, 75, 33).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#454B21 color codes

HEX	`#454B21`
RGB	`rgb(69, 75, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 56%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.42, -9.72, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.42, 25.86, 112.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.245, 6.407, 2.399)`
Decimal	`4541217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454B21, 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 #454B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #454B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454b21; }
.text { color: #454b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 75 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454b21, #304b21); }

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Questions

What color is #454B21?: #454B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454B21?: The RGB value is 69, 75, 33: 69 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454B21?: The complementary color is #27214B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.