What color is #455D1A?

#455D1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455D1A?

The RGB value is 69, 93, 26: 69 red, 93 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455D1A?

The complementary color is #321A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455D1A color

#455D1A rgb(69, 93, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #455D1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.5% green and 10.2% blue (69, 93, 26).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 56% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#455D1A color codes

HEX	`#455D1A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 93, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 56%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 72%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 72%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.31, -20.41, 34.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.31, 39.74, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.555, 9.168, 2.401)`
Decimal	`4545818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455D1A, 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 #455D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #455D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455d1a; }
.text { color: #455d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 93 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455d1a, #245d1a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #455D1A?: #455D1A is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455D1A?: The RGB value is 69, 93, 26: 69 red, 93 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455D1A?: The complementary color is #321A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.