What color is #453229?

#453229 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453229?

The RGB value is 69, 50, 41: 69 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453229?

The complementary color is #293C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453229 color

#453229 rgb(69, 50, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453229 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (69, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#453229 color codes

HEX	`#453229`
RGB	`rgb(69, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.68, 7.14, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.68, 11.54, 51.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.995, 3.707, 2.602)`
Decimal	`4534825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453229, 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 #453229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #453229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453229; }
.text { color: #453229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453229, #454029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #453229?: #453229 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453229?: The RGB value is 69, 50, 41: 69 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453229?: The complementary color is #293C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.