What color is #456344?

#456344 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456344?

The RGB value is 69, 99, 68: 69 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456344?

The complementary color is #624463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456344 color

#456344 rgb(69, 99, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #456344 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 38.8% green and 26.7% blue (69, 99, 68).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#456344 color codes

HEX	`#456344`
RGB	`rgb(69, 99, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 38.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 31%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, -17.93, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 22.86, 141.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.959, 10.606, 7.096)`
Decimal	`4547396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456344, 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 #456344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #456344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456344; }
.text { color: #456344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 99 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456344, #446352); }

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Questions

What color is #456344?: #456344 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456344?: The RGB value is 69, 99, 68: 69 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456344?: The complementary color is #624463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.