What color is #455744?

#455744 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455744?

The RGB value is 69, 87, 68: 69 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455744?

The complementary color is #564457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455744 color

#455744 rgb(69, 87, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #455744 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.1% green and 26.7% blue (69, 87, 68).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#455744 color codes

HEX	`#455744`
RGB	`rgb(69, 87, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -11.19, 8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 14.24, 141.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.906, 8.499, 6.744)`
Decimal	`4544324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455744, 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 #455744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #455744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455744; }
.text { color: #455744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 87 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455744, #44574d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455744?: #455744 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455744?: The RGB value is 69, 87, 68: 69 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455744?: The complementary color is #564457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.