What color is #455037?

#455037 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 #455037?

The RGB value is 69, 80, 55: 69 red, 80 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455037?

The complementary color is #423750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455037 color

#455037 rgb(69, 80, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #455037 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.4% green and 21.6% blue (69, 80, 55).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#455037 color codes

HEX	`#455037`
RGB	`rgb(69, 80, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 31%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.43, -9.54, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.43, 16.4, 125.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.012, 7.278, 4.702)`
Decimal	`4542519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455037, 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 #455037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #455037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455037; }
.text { color: #455037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 80 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455037, #395037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455037?: #455037 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 #455037?: The RGB value is 69, 80, 55: 69 red, 80 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455037?: The complementary color is #423750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.