What color is #455C4D?

#455C4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455C4D?

The RGB value is 69, 92, 77: 69 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455C4D?

The complementary color is #5C4554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455C4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455C4D color

#455C4D rgb(69, 92, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #455C4D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.1% green and 30.2% blue (69, 92, 77).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#455C4D color codes

HEX	`#455C4D`
RGB	`rgb(69, 92, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, -12.18, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 13.5, 154.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.621, 9.455, 8.443)`
Decimal	`4545613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455C4D, 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 #455C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #455C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455c4d; }
.text { color: #455c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 92 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455c4d, #455c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455C4D?: #455C4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455C4D?: The RGB value is 69, 92, 77: 69 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455C4D?: The complementary color is #5C4554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455C4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.