What color is #453320?

#453320 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453320?

The RGB value is 69, 51, 32: 69 red, 51 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453320?

The complementary color is #203245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453320 color

#453320 rgb(69, 51, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453320 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20% green and 12.5% blue (69, 51, 32).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#453320 color codes

HEX	`#453320`
RGB	`rgb(69, 51, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.78, 5.27, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.78, 16.05, 70.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.899, 3.737, 1.882)`
Decimal	`4535072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453320, 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 #453320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #453320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453320; }
.text { color: #453320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 51 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453320, #454520); }

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Questions

What color is #453320?: #453320 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453320?: The RGB value is 69, 51, 32: 69 red, 51 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453320?: The complementary color is #203245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.