What color is #455F53?

#455F53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455F53?

The RGB value is 69, 95, 83: 69 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455F53?

The complementary color is #5F4551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455F53 color

#455F53 rgb(69, 95, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #455F53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (69, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#455F53 color codes

HEX	`#455F53`
RGB	`rgb(69, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, -12.55, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 13.1, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.107, 10.074, 9.699)`
Decimal	`4546387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455F53, 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 #455F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #455F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455f53; }
.text { color: #455f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455f53, #455e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455F53?: #455F53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455F53?: The RGB value is 69, 95, 83: 69 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455F53?: The complementary color is #5F4551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.