What color is #45685C?

#45685C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45685C?

The RGB value is 69, 104, 92: 69 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45685C?

The complementary color is #684551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45685C color

#45685C rgb(69, 104, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #45685C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (69, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#45685C color codes

HEX	`#45685C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, -15.5, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 15.74, 169.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.336, 11.938, 11.936)`
Decimal	`4548700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45685C, 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 #45685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #45685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45685c; }
.text { color: #45685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45685c, #456368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #45685C?: #45685C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45685C?: The RGB value is 69, 104, 92: 69 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45685C?: The complementary color is #684551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.