What color is #458959?

#458959 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458959?

The RGB value is 69, 137, 89: 69 red, 137 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458959?

The complementary color is #894575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458959 color

#458959 rgb(69, 137, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #458959 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 53.7% green and 34.9% blue (69, 137, 89).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#458959 color codes

HEX	`#458959`
RGB	`rgb(69, 137, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 53.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 35%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -32.86, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 38.1, 149.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.202, 19.877, 12.59)`
Decimal	`4557145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458959, 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 #458959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #458959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458959; }
.text { color: #458959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 137 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458959, #45897b); }

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Questions

What color is #458959?: #458959 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458959?: The RGB value is 69, 137, 89: 69 red, 137 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458959?: The complementary color is #894575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.