What color is #452917?

#452917 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #452917?

The RGB value is 69, 41, 23: 69 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #452917?

The complementary color is #173345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #452917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#452917 color

#452917 rgb(69, 41, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #452917 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 16.1% green and 9% blue (69, 41, 23).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 67% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Délicieux au Chocolat (#412010), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#452917 color codes

HEX	`#452917`
RGB	`rgb(69, 41, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 16.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 67%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.69, 10.93, 17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.69, 20.3, 57.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.402, 2.913, 1.194)`
Decimal	`4532503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #452917, 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 #452917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#452917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #452917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #452917; }
.text { color: #452917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #452917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 41 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #452917, #454017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #452917?: #452917 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #452917?: The RGB value is 69, 41, 23: 69 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #452917?: The complementary color is #173345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #452917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.