What color is #45655E?

#45655E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45655E?

The RGB value is 69, 101, 94: 69 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45655E?

The complementary color is #65454C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45655E color

#45655E rgb(69, 101, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #45655E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (69, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#45655E color codes

HEX	`#45655E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.21, -13.33, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.21, 13.33, 179.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.128, 11.38, 12.303)`
Decimal	`4547934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45655E, 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 #45655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #45655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45655e; }
.text { color: #45655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45655e, #455c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #45655E?: #45655E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45655E?: The RGB value is 69, 101, 94: 69 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45655E?: The complementary color is #65454C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.