What color is #456C51?

#456C51 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 #456C51?

The RGB value is 69, 108, 81: 69 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456C51?

The complementary color is #6C4560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456C51 color

#456C51 rgb(69, 108, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #456C51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 42.4% green and 31.8% blue (69, 108, 81).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#456C51 color codes

HEX	`#456C51`
RGB	`rgb(69, 108, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 42.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, -20.14, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 22.87, 151.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.301, 12.584, 9.722)`
Decimal	`4549713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456C51, 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 #456C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #456C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456c51; }
.text { color: #456c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 108 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456c51, #456c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #456C51?: #456C51 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 #456C51?: The RGB value is 69, 108, 81: 69 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456C51?: The complementary color is #6C4560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.