What color is #455B3E?

#455B3E 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 #455B3E?

The RGB value is 69, 91, 62: 69 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455B3E?

The complementary color is #543E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455B3E color

#455B3E rgb(69, 91, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #455B3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.7% green and 24.3% blue (69, 91, 62).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#455B3E color codes

HEX	`#455B3E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 91, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, -14.63, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 20.31, 136.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.065, 9.095, 5.94)`
Decimal	`4545342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455B3E, 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 #455B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #455B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455b3e; }
.text { color: #455b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 91 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455b3e, #3e5b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #455B3E?: #455B3E 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 #455B3E?: The RGB value is 69, 91, 62: 69 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455B3E?: The complementary color is #543E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.