What color is #455533?

#455533 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455533?

The RGB value is 69, 85, 51: 69 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455533?

The complementary color is #433355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455533 color

#455533 rgb(69, 85, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #455533 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.3% green and 20% blue (69, 85, 51).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#455533 color codes

HEX	`#455533`
RGB	`rgb(69, 85, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 40%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, -13.1, 17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 22.14, 126.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.3, 8.001, 4.344)`
Decimal	`4543795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455533, 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 #455533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #455533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455533; }
.text { color: #455533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 85 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455533, #345533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #455533?: #455533 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455533?: The RGB value is 69, 85, 51: 69 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455533?: The complementary color is #433355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.