What color is #45573A?

#45573A 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 #45573A?

The RGB value is 69, 87, 58: 69 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45573A?

The complementary color is #4C3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45573A color

#45573A rgb(69, 87, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #45573A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (69, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#45573A color codes

HEX	`#45573A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -13.08, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 19.64, 131.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.626, 8.387, 5.272)`
Decimal	`4544314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45573A, 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 #45573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #45573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45573a; }
.text { color: #45573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45573a, #3a573d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #45573A?: #45573A 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 #45573A?: The RGB value is 69, 87, 58: 69 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45573A?: The complementary color is #4C3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.