What color is #455D4B?

#455D4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455D4B?

The RGB value is 69, 93, 75: 69 red, 93 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455D4B?

The complementary color is #5D4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455D4B color

#455D4B rgb(69, 93, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #455D4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.5% green and 29.4% blue (69, 93, 75).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#455D4B color codes

HEX	`#455D4B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 93, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 19%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, -13.19, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 15.14, 150.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.638, 9.602, 8.106)`
Decimal	`4545867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455D4B, 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 #455D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #455D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455d4b; }
.text { color: #455d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 93 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455d4b, #455d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455D4B?: #455D4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455D4B?: The RGB value is 69, 93, 75: 69 red, 93 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455D4B?: The complementary color is #5D4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.