What color is #455508?

#455508 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455508?

The RGB value is 69, 85, 8: 69 red, 85 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455508?

The complementary color is #180855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455508?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455508 color

#455508 rgb(69, 85, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #455508 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.3% green and 3.1% blue (69, 85, 8).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 83% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#455508 color codes

HEX	`#455508`
RGB	`rgb(69, 85, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 83%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 91%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 91%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, -17.2, 38.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 41.9, 114.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.747, 7.78, 1.429)`
Decimal	`4543752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455508, 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 #455508	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455508 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #455508 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455508; }
.text { color: #455508; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455508; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 85 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455508, #1f5508); }

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Questions

What color is #455508?: #455508 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455508?: The RGB value is 69, 85, 8: 69 red, 85 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455508?: The complementary color is #180855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455508?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.