What color is #45A84F?

#45A84F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45A84F?

The RGB value is 69, 168, 79: 69 red, 168 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45A84F?

The complementary color is #A8459E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45A84F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45A84F color

#45A84F rgb(69, 168, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #45A84F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 65.9% green and 31% blue (69, 168, 79).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Leapfrog (#41A94F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#45A84F color codes

HEX	`#45A84F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 168, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 65.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 59%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 53%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, -47.67, 37.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 60.46, 142.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.867, 29.833, 12.212)`
Decimal	`4565071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45A84F, 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 #45A84F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45A84F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #45A84F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45a84f; }
.text { color: #45a84f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45a84f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 168 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45a84f, #45a880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #45A84F?: #45A84F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45A84F?: The RGB value is 69, 168, 79: 69 red, 168 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45A84F?: The complementary color is #A8459E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45A84F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.