What color is #45615C?

#45615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45615C?

The RGB value is 69, 97, 92: 69 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45615C?

The complementary color is #61454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45615C color

#45615C rgb(69, 97, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #45615C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (69, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#45615C color codes

HEX	`#45615C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, -11.54, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 11.55, 182.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.66, 10.587, 11.71)`
Decimal	`4546908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45615C, 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 #45615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #45615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45615c; }
.text { color: #45615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45615c, #455861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #45615C?: #45615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45615C?: The RGB value is 69, 97, 92: 69 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45615C?: The complementary color is #61454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.