What color is #45543D?

#45543D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45543D?

The RGB value is 69, 84, 61: 69 red, 84 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45543D?

The complementary color is #4C3D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45543D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45543D color

#45543D rgb(69, 84, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #45543D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.9% green and 23.9% blue (69, 84, 61).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#45543D color codes

HEX	`#45543D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, -10.81, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 15.83, 133.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.467, 7.943, 5.606)`
Decimal	`4543549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45543D, 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 #45543D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45543D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #45543D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45543d; }
.text { color: #45543d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45543d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45543d, #3d5441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #45543D?: #45543D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45543D?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 61: 69 red, 84 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45543D?: The complementary color is #4C3D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45543D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.