What color is #455B57?

#455B57 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 #455B57?

The RGB value is 69, 91, 87: 69 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455B57?

The complementary color is #5B4549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455B57 color

#455B57 rgb(69, 91, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455B57 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 35.7% green and 34.1% blue (69, 91, 87).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#455B57 color codes

HEX	`#455B57`
RGB	`rgb(69, 91, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 35.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, -9.28, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 9.29, 182.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.915, 9.435, 10.419)`
Decimal	`4545367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455B57, 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 #455B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #455B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455b57; }
.text { color: #455b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 91 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455b57, #45545b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455B57?: #455B57 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 #455B57?: The RGB value is 69, 91, 87: 69 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455B57?: The complementary color is #5B4549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.