What color is #454B36?

#454B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454B36?

The RGB value is 69, 75, 54: 69 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454B36?

The complementary color is #3C364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454B36 color

#454B36 rgb(69, 75, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #454B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.4% green and 21.2% blue (69, 75, 54).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% 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 9.08:1).

#454B36 color codes

HEX	`#454B36`
RGB	`rgb(69, 75, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.79, -6.71, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.79, 13.52, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.636, 6.564, 4.459)`
Decimal	`4541238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454B36, 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 #454B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #454B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454b36; }
.text { color: #454b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 75 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454b36, #3a4b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454B36?: #454B36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454B36?: The RGB value is 69, 75, 54: 69 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454B36?: The complementary color is #3C364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.