What color is #455A48?

#455A48 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 #455A48?

The RGB value is 69, 90, 72: 69 red, 90 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455A48?

The complementary color is #5A4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455A48?

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.

#455A48 color

#455A48 rgb(69, 90, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #455A48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.3% green and 28.2% blue (69, 90, 72).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% 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 7.48:1).

#455A48 color codes

HEX	`#455A48`
RGB	`rgb(69, 90, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, -12.11, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 14.41, 147.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.28, 9.045, 7.492)`
Decimal	`4545096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455A48, 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 #455A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455A48 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 #455A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455a48; }
.text { color: #455a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 90 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455a48, #455a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455A48?: #455A48 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 #455A48?: The RGB value is 69, 90, 72: 69 red, 90 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455A48?: The complementary color is #5A4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455A48?: 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.