What color is #453636?

#453636 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453636?

The RGB value is 69, 54, 54: 69 red, 54 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453636?

The complementary color is #364545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453636?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453636 color

#453636 rgb(69, 54, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453636 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.2% green and 21.2% blue (69, 54, 54).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#453636 color codes

HEX	`#453636`
RGB	`rgb(69, 54, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.23, 6.68, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.23, 7.14, 20.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.439, 4.17, 4.06)`
Decimal	`4535862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453636, 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 #453636	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453636 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #453636 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453636; }
.text { color: #453636; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453636; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 54 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453636, #453d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #453636?: #453636 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453636?: The RGB value is 69, 54, 54: 69 red, 54 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453636?: The complementary color is #364545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453636?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.