What color is #457F6A?

#457F6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #457F6A?

The RGB value is 69, 127, 106: 69 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #457F6A?

The complementary color is #7F455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #457F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#457F6A color

#457F6A rgb(69, 127, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #457F6A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 49.8% green and 41.6% blue (69, 127, 106).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#457F6A color codes

HEX	`#457F6A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 127, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 49.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -24.34, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 24.97, 167.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.644, 17.484, 16.341)`
Decimal	`4554602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #457F6A, 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 #457F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#457F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #457F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #457f6a; }
.text { color: #457f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #457f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 127 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #457f6a, #45777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #457F6A?: #457F6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #457F6A?: The RGB value is 69, 127, 106: 69 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #457F6A?: The complementary color is #7F455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #457F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.