What color is #455849?

#455849 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455849?

The RGB value is 69, 88, 73: 69 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455849?

The complementary color is #584554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455849 color

#455849 rgb(69, 88, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455849 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.5% green and 28.6% blue (69, 88, 73).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#455849 color codes

HEX	`#455849`
RGB	`rgb(69, 88, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, -10.74, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 12.46, 149.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.146, 8.725, 7.61)`
Decimal	`4544585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455849, 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 #455849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #455849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455849; }
.text { color: #455849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 88 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455849, #455853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455849?: #455849 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455849?: The RGB value is 69, 88, 73: 69 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455849?: The complementary color is #584554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.