What color is #45954F?

#45954F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45954F?

The RGB value is 69, 149, 79: 69 red, 149 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45954F?

The complementary color is #95458B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45954F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45954F color

#45954F rgb(69, 149, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #45954F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 58.4% green and 31% blue (69, 149, 79).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#45954F color codes

HEX	`#45954F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 149, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 58.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 47%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -39.92, 29.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 49.7, 143.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.612, 23.323, 11.127)`
Decimal	`4560207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45954F, 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 #45954F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45954F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #45954F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45954f; }
.text { color: #45954f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45954f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 149 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45954f, #459577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #45954F?: #45954F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45954F?: The RGB value is 69, 149, 79: 69 red, 149 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45954F?: The complementary color is #95458B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45954F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.