What color is #458B3C?

#458B3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458B3C?

The RGB value is 69, 139, 60: 69 red, 139 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458B3C?

The complementary color is #823C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458B3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458B3C color

#458B3C rgb(69, 139, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #458B3C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 54.5% green and 23.5% blue (69, 139, 60).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 40% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#458B3C color codes

HEX	`#458B3C`
RGB	`rgb(69, 139, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 54.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 40%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 57%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 57%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -38.39, 35.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 52.04, 137.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.502, 20.056, 7.486)`
Decimal	`4557628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458B3C, 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 #458B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #458B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458b3c; }
.text { color: #458b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 139 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458b3c, #3c8b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #458B3C?: #458B3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458B3C?: The RGB value is 69, 139, 60: 69 red, 139 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458B3C?: The complementary color is #823C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458B3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.