What color is #456C17?

#456C17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456C17?

The RGB value is 69, 108, 23: 69 red, 108 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456C17?

The complementary color is #3E176C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456C17 color

#456C17 rgb(69, 108, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #456C17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 42.4% green and 9% blue (69, 108, 23).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#456C17 color codes

HEX	`#456C17`
RGB	`rgb(69, 108, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 42.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 79%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.3, -28.12, 40.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.3, 49.18, 124.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.971, 12.052, 2.717)`
Decimal	`4549655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456C17, 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 #456C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #456C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456c17; }
.text { color: #456c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 108 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456c17, #1b6c17); }

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Questions

What color is #456C17?: #456C17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456C17?: The RGB value is 69, 108, 23: 69 red, 108 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456C17?: The complementary color is #3E176C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.