What color is #45846B?

#45846B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45846B?

The RGB value is 69, 132, 107: 69 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45846B?

The complementary color is #84455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45846B color

#45846B rgb(69, 132, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #45846B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (69, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#45846B color codes

HEX	`#45846B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, -26.62, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 27.59, 164.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.358, 18.828, 16.837)`
Decimal	`4555883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45846B, 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 #45846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #45846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45846b; }
.text { color: #45846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45846b, #457e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #45846B?: #45846B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45846B?: The RGB value is 69, 132, 107: 69 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45846B?: The complementary color is #84455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.