What color is #455953?

#455953 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455953?

The RGB value is 69, 89, 83: 69 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455953?

The complementary color is #59454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455953 color

#455953 rgb(69, 89, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455953 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 34.9% green and 32.5% blue (69, 89, 83).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#455953 color codes

HEX	`#455953`
RGB	`rgb(69, 89, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 34.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.05, -9.06, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.05, 9.11, 173.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.588, 9.034, 9.526)`
Decimal	`4544851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455953, 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 #455953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #455953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455953; }
.text { color: #455953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 89 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455953, #455559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455953?: #455953 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455953?: The RGB value is 69, 89, 83: 69 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455953?: The complementary color is #59454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.