What color is #45371F?

#45371F 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 #45371F?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 31: 69 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45371F?

The complementary color is #1F2D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45371F color

#45371F rgb(69, 55, 31)

Shades of brown

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (69, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 55% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#45371F color codes

HEX	`#45371F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 55%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, 2.53, 17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 17.51, 81.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.068, 4.097, 1.873)`
Decimal	`4536095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45371F, 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 #45371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #45371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45371f; }
.text { color: #45371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45371f, #40451f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #45371F?: #45371F 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 #45371F?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 31: 69 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45371F?: The complementary color is #1F2D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.