What color is #45904B?

#45904B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45904B?

The RGB value is 69, 144, 75: 69 red, 144 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45904B?

The complementary color is #90458A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45904B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45904B color

#45904B rgb(69, 144, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #45904B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 56.5% green and 29.4% blue (69, 144, 75).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lush Grass (#468D45), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#45904B color codes

HEX	`#45904B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 144, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 56.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 52%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -38.41, 29.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 48.5, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.697, 21.719, 10.126)`
Decimal	`4558923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45904B, 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 #45904B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45904B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #45904B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45904b; }
.text { color: #45904b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45904b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 144 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45904b, #459070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #45904B?: #45904B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45904B?: The RGB value is 69, 144, 75: 69 red, 144 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45904B?: The complementary color is #90458A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45904B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.