What color is #454C39?

#454C39 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 #454C39?

The RGB value is 69, 76, 57: 69 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454C39?

The complementary color is #40394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454C39 color

#454C39 rgb(69, 76, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454C39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 29.8% green and 22.4% blue (69, 76, 57).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#454C39 color codes

HEX	`#454C39`
RGB	`rgb(69, 76, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 29.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.18, -6.79, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.18, 12.4, 123.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.777, 6.729, 4.865)`
Decimal	`4541497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454C39, 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 #454C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #454C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454c39; }
.text { color: #454c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 76 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454c39, #3c4c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454C39?: #454C39 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 #454C39?: The RGB value is 69, 76, 57: 69 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454C39?: The complementary color is #40394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.