What color is #45855B?

#45855B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45855B?

The RGB value is 69, 133, 91: 69 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45855B?

The complementary color is #85456F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45855B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45855B color

#45855B rgb(69, 133, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #45855B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 52.2% green and 35.7% blue (69, 133, 91).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#45855B color codes

HEX	`#45855B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 133, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 52.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, -30.59, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 34.74, 151.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.729, 18.795, 12.852)`
Decimal	`4556123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45855B, 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 #45855B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45855B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #45855B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45855b; }
.text { color: #45855b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45855b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 133 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45855b, #45857b); }

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Questions

What color is #45855B?: #45855B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45855B?: The RGB value is 69, 133, 91: 69 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45855B?: The complementary color is #85456F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45855B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.