What color is #45853F?

#45853F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45853F?

The RGB value is 69, 133, 63: 69 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45853F?

The complementary color is #7F3F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45853F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45853F color

#45853F rgb(69, 133, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #45853F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 52.2% green and 24.7% blue (69, 133, 63).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#45853F color codes

HEX	`#45853F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 133, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 52.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -35.38, 31.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 47.23, 138.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.738, 18.398, 7.634)`
Decimal	`4556095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45853F, 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 #45853F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45853F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #45853F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45853f; }
.text { color: #45853f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45853f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 133 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45853f, #3f855c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #45853F?: #45853F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45853F?: The RGB value is 69, 133, 63: 69 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45853F?: The complementary color is #7F3F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45853F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.