What color is #458F19?

#458F19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458F19?

The RGB value is 69, 143, 25: 69 red, 143 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458F19?

The complementary color is #63198F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458F19?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458F19 color

#458F19 rgb(69, 143, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #458F19 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 56.1% green and 9.8% blue (69, 143, 25).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 70% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#458F19 color codes

HEX	`#458F19`
RGB	`rgb(69, 143, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 56.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 70%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 83%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 83%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -43.16, 50.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 66.55, 130.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.452, 20.979, 4.313)`
Decimal	`4558617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458F19, 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 #458F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #458F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458f19; }
.text { color: #458f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 143 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458f19, #198f28); }

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Questions

What color is #458F19?: #458F19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458F19?: The RGB value is 69, 143, 25: 69 red, 143 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458F19?: The complementary color is #63198F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458F19?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.