What color is #453735?

#453735 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 #453735?

The RGB value is 69, 55, 53: 69 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453735?

The complementary color is #354345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453735 color

#453735 rgb(69, 55, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453735 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 21.6% green and 20.8% blue (69, 55, 53).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#453735 color codes

HEX	`#453735`
RGB	`rgb(69, 55, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 21.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, 5.83, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 6.85, 31.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.463, 4.255, 3.954)`
Decimal	`4536117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453735, 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 #453735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #453735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453735; }
.text { color: #453735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 55 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453735, #453f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #453735?: #453735 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 #453735?: The RGB value is 69, 55, 53: 69 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453735?: The complementary color is #354345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.