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#457850 Color

#457850 is rgb(69, 120, 80) in RGB, hsl(133, 27%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 33%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#457850
HEX#457850
RGBrgb(69, 120, 80)
HSLhsl(133, 27%, 37%)
HSVhsv(133, 43%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 33%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.084 149.7)
LABlab(46.01% -24.96 16.45)
LCHlch(46.01% 29.89 146.61)

What #457850 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #457850, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#457850 Channel Values

How #457850 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 120 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 27% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 43% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.18:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #457850 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #457850

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #457850; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #457850

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #457850 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#457850
Protanopia#717150
Protanomaly#627450
Deuteranopia#6A6A52
Deuteranomaly#5E7051
Tritanopia#4C7474
Tritanomaly#4A7667
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #457850 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-457850: #457850;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #457850;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-457850': '#457850' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.471, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_457850">#457850</color>
SVG fillfill="#457850"

More Green Colors

#457850 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#457850 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #457850?

#457850 is a dark green — rgb(69, 120, 80) in RGB and hsl(133, 27%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #457850?

#457850 is rgb(69, 120, 80) — red 69, green 120, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #457850?

#457850 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 33%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #457850 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #457850 scores 5.18:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #457850 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #457850 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 14.37, which is visibly different.

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