What color is #45684B?

#45684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45684B?

The RGB value is 69, 104, 75: 69 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45684B?

The complementary color is #684562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45684B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45684B color

#45684B rgb(69, 104, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #45684B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 40.8% green and 29.4% blue (69, 104, 75).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#45684B color codes

HEX	`#45684B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.69, -19.25, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.69, 22.92, 147.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.674, 11.673, 8.451)`
Decimal	`4548683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45684B, 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 #45684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45684B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #45684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45684b; }
.text { color: #45684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45684b, #45685d); }

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Questions

What color is #45684B?: #45684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45684B?: The RGB value is 69, 104, 75: 69 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45684B?: The complementary color is #684562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45684B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.