What color is #456C66?

#456C66 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #456C66?

The RGB value is 69, 108, 102: 69 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #456C66?

The complementary color is #6C454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #456C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#456C66 color

#456C66 rgb(69, 108, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #456C66 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (69, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#456C66 color codes

HEX	`#456C66`
RGB	`rgb(69, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -15.24, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 15.28, 183.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.214, 12.949, 14.529)`
Decimal	`4549734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #456C66, 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 #456C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#456C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #456C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #456c66; }
.text { color: #456c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #456c66, #455f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #456C66?: #456C66 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #456C66?: The RGB value is 69, 108, 102: 69 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #456C66?: The complementary color is #6C454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #456C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.