What color is #456753?

#456753 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456753?

The RGB value is 69, 103, 83: 69 red, 103 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456753?

The complementary color is #674559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456753 color

#456753 rgb(69, 103, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #456753 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 40.4% green and 32.5% blue (69, 103, 83).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#456753 color codes

HEX	`#456753`
RGB	`rgb(69, 103, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 40.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 19%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, -17.02, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 18.57, 156.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.865, 11.59, 9.952)`
Decimal	`4548435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456753, 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 #456753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #456753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456753; }
.text { color: #456753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 103 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456753, #456764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #456753?: #456753 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456753?: The RGB value is 69, 103, 83: 69 red, 103 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456753?: The complementary color is #674559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.