What color is #455141?

#455141 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 #455141?

The RGB value is 69, 81, 65: 69 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455141?

The complementary color is #4D4151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455141 color

#455141 rgb(69, 81, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455141 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (69, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#455141 color codes

HEX	`#455141`
RGB	`rgb(69, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.99, -8.26, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.99, 11.4, 136.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.351, 7.532, 6.119)`
Decimal	`4542785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455141, 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 #455141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #455141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455141; }
.text { color: #455141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455141, #415145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455141?: #455141 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 #455141?: The RGB value is 69, 81, 65: 69 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455141?: The complementary color is #4D4151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.