Recognised as Colour
#457B59
- #457B59
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#457B59 is a green with RGB values 69, 123, 89 and HSL 142°, 28%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#457B59#457B59
HEX#457B59
RGBrgb(69, 123, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.4824, 0.349
RGB percentages27.1%, 48.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(142.2, 28.1%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.2, 43.9%, 48.2%)
CMYK43.9%, 0%, 27.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,553,561
CSS custom property--colour: #457B59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#BA84A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B4567
Analogous#4C7B45, #457B74
Triadic#59457B, #7B5945
Split complementary#74457B, #7B454C
Tetradic#454C7B, #7B4567, #7B7445
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G123
B89
Red69 (27.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue142.22°
Saturation (HSL)28.13%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G 7B · B 59
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