What color is #455E56?

#455E56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455E56?

The RGB value is 69, 94, 86: 69 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455E56?

The complementary color is #5E454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455E56 color

#455E56 rgb(69, 94, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455E56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 36.9% green and 33.7% blue (69, 94, 86).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#455E56 color codes

HEX	`#455E56`
RGB	`rgb(69, 94, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 36.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, -11.27, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 11.38, 172.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.136, 9.942, 10.293)`
Decimal	`4546134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455E56, 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 #455E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #455E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455e56; }
.text { color: #455e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 94 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455e56, #455a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #455E56?: #455E56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455E56?: The RGB value is 69, 94, 86: 69 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455E56?: The complementary color is #5E454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.