What color is #456358?

#456358 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456358?

The RGB value is 69, 99, 88: 69 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456358?

The complementary color is #634550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456358 color

#456358 rgb(69, 99, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #456358 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 38.8% green and 34.5% blue (69, 99, 88).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#456358 color codes

HEX	`#456358`
RGB	`rgb(69, 99, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 38.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -13.66, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 13.92, 168.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.677, 10.893, 10.876)`
Decimal	`4547416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456358, 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 #456358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #456358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456358; }
.text { color: #456358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 99 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456358, #455f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #456358?: #456358 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456358?: The RGB value is 69, 99, 88: 69 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456358?: The complementary color is #634550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.