What color is #455F34?

#455F34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455F34?

The RGB value is 69, 95, 52: 69 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455F34?

The complementary color is #4E345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455F34 color

#455F34 rgb(69, 95, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #455F34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 37.3% green and 20.4% blue (69, 95, 52).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#455F34 color codes

HEX	`#455F34`
RGB	`rgb(69, 95, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 37.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, -18.49, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 28.37, 130.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.166, 9.697, 4.742)`
Decimal	`4546356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455F34, 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 #455F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #455F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455f34; }
.text { color: #455f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 95 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455f34, #345f38); }

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Questions

What color is #455F34?: #455F34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455F34?: The RGB value is 69, 95, 52: 69 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455F34?: The complementary color is #4E345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.