What color is #454E1A?

#454E1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454E1A?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 26: 69 red, 78 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E1A?

The complementary color is #231A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E1A color

#454E1A rgb(69, 78, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #454E1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 10.2% blue (69, 78, 26).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 50% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#454E1A color codes

HEX	`#454E1A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 50%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 67%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.32, -12.17, 28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.32, 31.24, 112.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.365, 6.789, 2.005)`
Decimal	`4541978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E1A, 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 #454E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #454E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e1a; }
.text { color: #454e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e1a, #2b4e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #454E1A?: #454E1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454E1A?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 26: 69 red, 78 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E1A?: The complementary color is #231A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.