What color is #45563F?

#45563F 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 #45563F?

The RGB value is 69, 86, 63: 69 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45563F?

The complementary color is #503F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45563F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45563F color

#45563F rgb(69, 86, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #45563F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 33.7% green and 24.7% blue (69, 86, 63).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#45563F color codes

HEX	`#45563F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 86, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 33.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 27%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, -11.59, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 16.18, 135.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.679, 8.28, 5.948)`
Decimal	`4544063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45563F, 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 #45563F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45563F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #45563F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45563f; }
.text { color: #45563f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45563f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 86 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45563f, #3f5645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #45563F?: #45563F 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 #45563F?: The RGB value is 69, 86, 63: 69 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45563F?: The complementary color is #503F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45563F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.