What color is #458E71?

#458E71 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458E71?

The RGB value is 69, 142, 113: 69 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458E71?

The complementary color is #8E4562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458E71 color

#458E71 rgb(69, 142, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #458E71 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 55.7% green and 44.3% blue (69, 142, 113).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#458E71 color codes

HEX	`#458E71`
RGB	`rgb(69, 142, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 55.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -30.09, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 31.28, 164.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.107, 21.802, 19.032)`
Decimal	`4558449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458E71, 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 #458E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #458E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458e71; }
.text { color: #458e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 142 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458e71, #45878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #458E71?: #458E71 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458E71?: The RGB value is 69, 142, 113: 69 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458E71?: The complementary color is #8E4562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.