What color is #455739?

#455739 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 #455739?

The RGB value is 69, 87, 57: 69 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455739?

The complementary color is #4B3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455739 color

#455739 rgb(69, 87, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #455739 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.1% green and 22.4% blue (69, 87, 57).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#455739 color codes

HEX	`#455739`
RGB	`rgb(69, 87, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, -13.25, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 20.19, 131.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.601, 8.377, 5.139)`
Decimal	`4544313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455739, 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 #455739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #455739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455739; }
.text { color: #455739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 87 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455739, #39573c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #455739?: #455739 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 #455739?: The RGB value is 69, 87, 57: 69 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455739?: The complementary color is #4B3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.