What color is #455638?

#455638 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455638?

The RGB value is 69, 86, 56: 69 red, 86 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455638?

The complementary color is #493856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455638 color

#455638 rgb(69, 86, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #455638 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.7% green and 22% blue (69, 86, 56).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#455638 color codes

HEX	`#455638`
RGB	`rgb(69, 86, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 35%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, -12.85, 15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 20.04, 129.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.496, 8.206, 4.982)`
Decimal	`4544056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455638, 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 #455638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #455638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455638; }
.text { color: #455638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 86 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455638, #38563a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #455638?: #455638 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455638?: The RGB value is 69, 86, 56: 69 red, 86 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455638?: The complementary color is #493856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.