What color is #453830?

#453830 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Batch Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453830?

The RGB value is 69, 56, 48: 69 red, 56 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453830?

The complementary color is #303D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453830 color

#453830 rgb(69, 56, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453830 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22% green and 18.8% blue (69, 56, 48).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Batch Brew (#45392F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#453830 color codes

HEX	`#453830`
RGB	`rgb(69, 56, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 4.29, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 8.34, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.402, 4.307, 3.395)`
Decimal	`4536368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453830, 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 #453830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #453830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453830; }
.text { color: #453830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 56 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453830, #454330); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #453830?: #453830 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Batch Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453830?: The RGB value is 69, 56, 48: 69 red, 56 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453830?: The complementary color is #303D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.