What color is #455343?

#455343 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 #455343?

The RGB value is 69, 83, 67: 69 red, 83 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455343?

The complementary color is #514353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455343 color

#455343 rgb(69, 83, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455343 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.5% green and 26.3% blue (69, 83, 67).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#455343 color codes

HEX	`#455343`
RGB	`rgb(69, 83, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, -9.05, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 11.8, 140.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.56, 7.857, 6.48)`
Decimal	`4543299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455343, 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 #455343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #455343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455343; }
.text { color: #455343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 83 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455343, #435349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455343?: #455343 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 #455343?: The RGB value is 69, 83, 67: 69 red, 83 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455343?: The complementary color is #514353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.