What color is #45672A?

#45672A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45672A?

The RGB value is 69, 103, 42: 69 red, 103 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45672A?

The complementary color is #4C2A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45672A?

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.

#45672A color

#45672A rgb(69, 103, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #45672A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 40.4% green and 16.5% blue (69, 103, 42).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#45672A color codes

HEX	`#45672A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 103, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 40.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, -23.97, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 38.48, 128.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.722, 11.133, 3.932)`
Decimal	`4548394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45672A, 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 #45672A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45672A 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 #45672A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45672a; }
.text { color: #45672a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45672a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 103 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45672a, #2a672d); }

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Questions

What color is #45672A?: #45672A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45672A?: The RGB value is 69, 103, 42: 69 red, 103 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45672A?: The complementary color is #4C2A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45672A?: 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.