What color is #454F3B?

#454F3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454F3B?

The RGB value is 69, 79, 59: 69 red, 79 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454F3B?

The complementary color is #453B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454F3B color

#454F3B rgb(69, 79, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #454F3B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31% green and 23.1% blue (69, 79, 59).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#454F3B color codes

HEX	`#454F3B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 79, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, -8.22, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 13.35, 128.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.04, 7.173, 5.203)`
Decimal	`4542267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454F3B, 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 #454F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #454F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454f3b; }
.text { color: #454f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 79 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454f3b, #3b4f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454F3B?: #454F3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454F3B?: The RGB value is 69, 79, 59: 69 red, 79 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454F3B?: The complementary color is #453B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.