What color is #455F55?

#455F55 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 #455F55?

The RGB value is 69, 95, 85: 69 red, 95 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455F55?

The complementary color is #5F454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455F55 color

#455F55 rgb(69, 95, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455F55 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 37.3% green and 33.3% blue (69, 95, 85).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#455F55 color codes

HEX	`#455F55`
RGB	`rgb(69, 95, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 37.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, -12.09, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 12.36, 167.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.186, 10.105, 10.112)`
Decimal	`4546389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455F55, 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 #455F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#455F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #455F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455f55; }
.text { color: #455f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 95 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455f55, #455c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #455F55?: #455F55 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 #455F55?: The RGB value is 69, 95, 85: 69 red, 95 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455F55?: The complementary color is #5F454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.