What color is #458439?

#458439 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Overgrown Mausoleum. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458439?

The RGB value is 69, 132, 57: 69 red, 132 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458439?

The complementary color is #783984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458439?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458439 color

#458439 rgb(69, 132, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #458439 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 51.8% green and 22.4% blue (69, 132, 57).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Mausoleum (#448833), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#458439 color codes

HEX	`#458439`
RGB	`rgb(69, 132, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 51.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 57%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, -35.74, 33.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 49.25, 136.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.444, 18.062, 6.753)`
Decimal	`4555833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458439, 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 #458439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#458439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #458439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458439; }
.text { color: #458439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 132 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458439, #398452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #458439?: #458439 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Overgrown Mausoleum. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458439?: The RGB value is 69, 132, 57: 69 red, 132 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458439?: The complementary color is #783984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458439?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.