What color is #454E40?

#454E40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454E40?

The RGB value is 69, 78, 64: 69 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454E40?

The complementary color is #49404E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454E40 color

#454E40 rgb(69, 78, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454E40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (69, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#454E40 color codes

HEX	`#454E40`
RGB	`rgb(69, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32, -6.66, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32, 9.73, 133.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.104, 7.084, 5.895)`
Decimal	`4542016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454E40, 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 #454E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #454E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454e40; }
.text { color: #454e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454e40, #404e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454E40?: #454E40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454E40?: The RGB value is 69, 78, 64: 69 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454E40?: The complementary color is #49404E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.