What color is #456A56?

#456A56 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 #456A56?

The RGB value is 69, 106, 86: 69 red, 106 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456A56?

The complementary color is #6A4559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456A56 color

#456A56 rgb(69, 106, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #456A56 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 41.6% green and 33.7% blue (69, 106, 86).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#456A56 color codes

HEX	`#456A56`
RGB	`rgb(69, 106, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 41.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, -17.99, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 19.34, 158.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.287, 12.245, 10.676)`
Decimal	`4549206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456A56, 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 #456A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #456A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456a56; }
.text { color: #456a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 106 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456a56, #456a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #456A56?: #456A56 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 #456A56?: The RGB value is 69, 106, 86: 69 red, 106 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456A56?: The complementary color is #6A4559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.