What color is #452207?

#452207 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Castle?

The RGB value is 69, 34, 7: 69 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Castle?

The complementary color is #072A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452207?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Castle color: hex code #452207

#452207 rgb(69, 34, 7)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Castle has the hex code #452207. It is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 13.3% green and 2.7% blue (69, 34, 7).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 90% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

Chocolate Castle (#452207) color codes

HEX	`#452207`
RGB	`rgb(69, 34, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 13.3%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.58, 14.42, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.58, 27.18, 57.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.065, 2.425, 0.508)`
Decimal	`4530695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Castle, 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 #452207	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452207 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #452207 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452207; }
.text { color: #452207; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452207; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 34 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452207, #454107); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #452207 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #452207?: #452207 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Castle?: The RGB value is 69, 34, 7: 69 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Castle?: The complementary color is #072A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452207?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.