What color is #455542?

#455542 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455542?

The RGB value is 69, 85, 66: 69 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455542?

The complementary color is #524255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455542 color

#455542 rgb(69, 85, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #455542 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.3% green and 25.9% blue (69, 85, 66).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#455542 color codes

HEX	`#455542`
RGB	`rgb(69, 85, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, -10.43, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 13.82, 138.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.686, 8.155, 6.375)`
Decimal	`4543810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455542, 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 #455542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #455542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455542; }
.text { color: #455542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 85 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455542, #425549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455542?: #455542 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455542?: The RGB value is 69, 85, 66: 69 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455542?: The complementary color is #524255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.