What color is #453419?

#453419 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453419?

The RGB value is 69, 52, 25: 69 red, 52 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453419?

The complementary color is #192A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453419?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453419 color

#453419 rgb(69, 52, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453419 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 20.4% green and 9.8% blue (69, 52, 25).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 64% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#453419 color codes

HEX	`#453419`
RGB	`rgb(69, 52, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 20.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 64%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, 3.86, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 20.18, 78.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.858, 3.792, 1.448)`
Decimal	`4535321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453419, 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 #453419	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453419 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #453419 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453419; }
.text { color: #453419; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453419; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 52 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453419, #404519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #453419?: #453419 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453419?: The RGB value is 69, 52, 25: 69 red, 52 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453419?: The complementary color is #192A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453419?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.