What color is #454C2B?

#454C2B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454C2B?

The RGB value is 69, 76, 43: 69 red, 76 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454C2B?

The complementary color is #322B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454C2B color

#454C2B rgb(69, 76, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #454C2B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.8% green and 16.9% blue (69, 76, 43).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#454C2B color codes

HEX	`#454C2B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 76, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 43%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.9, -9.05, 18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.9, 20.76, 115.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.475, 6.609, 3.272)`
Decimal	`4541483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454C2B, 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 #454C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #454C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454c2b; }
.text { color: #454c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 76 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454c2b, #344c2b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #454C2B?: #454C2B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454C2B?: The RGB value is 69, 76, 43: 69 red, 76 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454C2B?: The complementary color is #322B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.