What color is #453821?

#453821 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453821?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 33: 69 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453821?

The complementary color is #212E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453821?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453821 color

#453821 rgb(69, 56, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453821 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 12.9% blue (69, 56, 33).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 52% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#453821 color codes

HEX	`#453821`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 52%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 52%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.33, 2.12, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.33, 16.63, 82.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.143, 4.204, 2.032)`
Decimal	`4536353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453821, 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 #453821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453821 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #453821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453821; }
.text { color: #453821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453821, #404521); }

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Questions

What color is #453821?: #453821 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453821?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 33: 69 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453821?: The complementary color is #212E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453821?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.