What color is #455F41?

#455F41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455F41?

The RGB value is 69, 95, 65: 69 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455F41?

The complementary color is #5B415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455F41 color

#455F41 rgb(69, 95, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #455F41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 37.3% green and 25.5% blue (69, 95, 65).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#455F41 color codes

HEX	`#455F41`
RGB	`rgb(69, 95, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 37.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.54, -16.3, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.54, 21.57, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.5, 9.831, 6.502)`
Decimal	`4546369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455F41, 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 #455F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #455F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455f41; }
.text { color: #455f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 95 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455f41, #415f4c); }

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Questions

What color is #455F41?: #455F41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455F41?: The RGB value is 69, 95, 65: 69 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455F41?: The complementary color is #5B415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.