What color is #452604?

#452604 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452604?

The RGB value is 69, 38, 4: 69 red, 38 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452604?

The complementary color is #042345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452604?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452604 color

#452604 rgb(69, 38, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452604 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 14.9% green and 1.6% blue (69, 38, 4).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 89% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 94% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#452604 color codes

HEX	`#452604`
RGB	`rgb(69, 38, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 14.9%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 89%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 94%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 94%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 11.67, 25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 28.06, 65.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 2.661, 0.461)`
Decimal	`4531716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452604, 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 #452604	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452604 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #452604 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452604; }
.text { color: #452604; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452604; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 38 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452604, #444504); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #452604?: #452604 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452604?: The RGB value is 69, 38, 4: 69 red, 38 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452604?: The complementary color is #042345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452604?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.