What color is #455246?

#455246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455246?

The RGB value is 69, 82, 70: 69 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455246?

The complementary color is #524551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455246 color

#455246 rgb(69, 82, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455246 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.2% green and 27.5% blue (69, 82, 70).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#455246 color codes

HEX	`#455246`
RGB	`rgb(69, 82, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.44, -7.83, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.44, 9.48, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.577, 7.742, 6.941)`
Decimal	`4543046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455246, 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 #455246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #455246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455246; }
.text { color: #455246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 82 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455246, #45524d); }

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Questions

What color is #455246?: #455246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455246?: The RGB value is 69, 82, 70: 69 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455246?: The complementary color is #524551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.