What color is #45553C?

#45553C 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 #45553C?

The RGB value is 69, 85, 60: 69 red, 85 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45553C?

The complementary color is #4C3C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45553C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45553C color

#45553C rgb(69, 85, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #45553C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.3% green and 23.5% blue (69, 85, 60).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#45553C color codes

HEX	`#45553C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 85, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, -11.57, 12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 17.11, 132.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.518, 8.088, 5.492)`
Decimal	`4543804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45553C, 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 #45553C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45553C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #45553C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45553c; }
.text { color: #45553c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45553c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 85 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45553c, #3c553f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #45553C?: #45553C 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 #45553C?: The RGB value is 69, 85, 60: 69 red, 85 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45553C?: The complementary color is #4C3C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45553C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.