What color is #457C41?

#457C41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #457C41?

The RGB value is 69, 124, 65: 69 red, 124 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #457C41?

The complementary color is #78417C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #457C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#457C41 color

#457C41 rgb(69, 124, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #457C41 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 48.6% green and 25.5% blue (69, 124, 65).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#457C41 color codes

HEX	`#457C41`
RGB	`rgb(69, 124, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 48.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.06, -31, 26.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.06, 40.84, 139.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.616, 16.062, 7.541)`
Decimal	`4553793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #457C41, 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 #457C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#457C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #457C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #457c41; }
.text { color: #457c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #457c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 124 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #457c41, #417c5b); }

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Questions

What color is #457C41?: #457C41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #457C41?: The RGB value is 69, 124, 65: 69 red, 124 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #457C41?: The complementary color is #78417C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #457C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.