What color is #45371E?

#45371E 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 #45371E?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 30: 69 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45371E?

The complementary color is #1E2C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45371E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45371E color

#45371E rgb(69, 55, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #45371E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 11.8% blue (69, 55, 30).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 57% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#45371E color codes

HEX	`#45371E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.97, 2.42, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.97, 18.09, 82.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.055, 4.092, 1.804)`
Decimal	`4536094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45371E, 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 #45371E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45371E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #45371E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45371e; }
.text { color: #45371e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45371e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45371e, #40451e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #45371E?: #45371E 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 #45371E?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 30: 69 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45371E?: The complementary color is #1E2C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45371E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.