What color is #45645B?

#45645B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45645B?

The RGB value is 69, 100, 91: 69 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45645B?

The complementary color is #64454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45645B color

#45645B rgb(69, 100, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #45645B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (69, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#45645B color codes

HEX	`#45645B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, -13.5, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 13.58, 173.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.899, 11.134, 11.576)`
Decimal	`4547675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45645B, 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 #45645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #45645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45645b; }
.text { color: #45645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45645b, #455d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #45645B?: #45645B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45645B?: The RGB value is 69, 100, 91: 69 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45645B?: The complementary color is #64454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.