What color is #45714F?

#45714F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45714F?

The RGB value is 69, 113, 79: 69 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45714F?

The complementary color is #714567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45714F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45714F color

#45714F rgb(69, 113, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #45714F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 44.3% green and 31% blue (69, 113, 79).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#45714F color codes

HEX	`#45714F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 113, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 44.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, -23.16, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 27.17, 148.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.77, 13.639, 9.513)`
Decimal	`4550991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45714F, 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 #45714F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#45714F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #45714F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45714f; }
.text { color: #45714f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45714f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 113 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45714f, #457165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #45714F?: #45714F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45714F?: The RGB value is 69, 113, 79: 69 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45714F?: The complementary color is #714567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45714F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.