What color is #459D50?

#459D50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #459D50?

The RGB value is 69, 157, 80: 69 red, 157 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #459D50?

The complementary color is #9D4592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #459D50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#459D50 color

#459D50 rgb(69, 157, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #459D50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 61.6% green and 31.4% blue (69, 157, 80).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 39% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#459D50 color codes

HEX	`#459D50`
RGB	`rgb(69, 157, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 61.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 39%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 49%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -43.11, 32.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 53.89, 143.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.958, 25.957, 11.757)`
Decimal	`4562256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #459D50, 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 #459D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#459D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #459D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #459d50; }
.text { color: #459d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #459d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 157 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #459d50, #459d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #459D50?: #459D50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #459D50?: The RGB value is 69, 157, 80: 69 red, 157 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #459D50?: The complementary color is #9D4592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #459D50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.