What color is #45953A?

#45953A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45953A?

The RGB value is 69, 149, 58: 69 red, 149 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45953A?

The complementary color is #8A3A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45953A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45953A color

#45953A rgb(69, 149, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #45953A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 58.4% green and 22.7% blue (69, 149, 58).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#45953A color codes

HEX	`#45953A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 149, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 58.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 61%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.14, -42.8, 39.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.14, 58.5, 137.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.965, 23.064, 7.718)`
Decimal	`4560186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45953A, 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 #45953A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45953A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #45953A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45953a; }
.text { color: #45953a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45953a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 149 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45953a, #3a955c); }

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Questions

What color is #45953A?: #45953A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45953A?: The RGB value is 69, 149, 58: 69 red, 149 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45953A?: The complementary color is #8A3A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45953A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.