What color is #454C36?

#454C36 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 #454C36?

The RGB value is 69, 76, 54: 69 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454C36?

The complementary color is #3D364C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454C36 color

#454C36 rgb(69, 76, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #454C36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.8% green and 21.2% blue (69, 76, 54).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#454C36 color codes

HEX	`#454C36`
RGB	`rgb(69, 76, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -7.32, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 14.21, 121.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.704, 6.7, 4.482)`
Decimal	`4541494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454C36, 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 #454C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #454C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454c36; }
.text { color: #454c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 76 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454c36, #3a4c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454C36?: #454C36 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 #454C36?: The RGB value is 69, 76, 54: 69 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454C36?: The complementary color is #3D364C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.