What color is #454F36?

#454F36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454F36?

The RGB value is 69, 79, 54: 69 red, 79 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454F36?

The complementary color is #40364F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454F36 color

#454F36 rgb(69, 79, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #454F36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31% green and 21.2% blue (69, 79, 54).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#454F36 color codes

HEX	`#454F36`
RGB	`rgb(69, 79, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.09, -9.12, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.09, 16.28, 124.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.916, 7.123, 4.553)`
Decimal	`4542262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454F36, 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 #454F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #454F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454f36; }
.text { color: #454f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 79 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454f36, #394f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454F36?: #454F36 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454F36?: The RGB value is 69, 79, 54: 69 red, 79 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454F36?: The complementary color is #40364F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.