What color is #456459?

#456459 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456459?

The RGB value is 69, 100, 89: 69 red, 100 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456459?

The complementary color is #644550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456459 color

#456459 rgb(69, 100, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #456459 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 39.2% green and 34.9% blue (69, 100, 89).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#456459 color codes

HEX	`#456459`
RGB	`rgb(69, 100, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 39.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, -13.98, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 14.22, 169.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.814, 11.1, 11.127)`
Decimal	`4547673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456459, 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 #456459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #456459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456459; }
.text { color: #456459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 100 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456459, #455f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #456459?: #456459 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456459?: The RGB value is 69, 100, 89: 69 red, 100 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456459?: The complementary color is #644550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.