What color is #465545?

#465545 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465545?

The RGB value is 70, 85, 69: 70 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465545?

The complementary color is #544555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465545 color

#465545 rgb(70, 85, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465545 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 33.3% green and 27.1% blue (70, 85, 69).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#465545 color codes

HEX	`#465545`
RGB	`rgb(70, 85, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 33.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, -9.42, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 11.99, 141.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.848, 8.229, 6.857)`
Decimal	`4609349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465545, 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 #465545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #465545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465545; }
.text { color: #465545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 85 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465545, #45554c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #465545?: #465545 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465545?: The RGB value is 70, 85, 69: 70 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465545?: The complementary color is #544555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.