What color is #453A18?

#453A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453A18?

The RGB value is 69, 58, 24: 69 red, 58 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453A18?

The complementary color is #182345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453A18 color

#453A18 rgb(69, 58, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.7% green and 9.4% blue (69, 58, 24).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 48% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 65% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#453A18 color codes

HEX	`#453A18`
RGB	`rgb(69, 58, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 48%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 65%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 65%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.82, -0.13, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.82, 22.57, 90.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.132, 4.357, 1.487)`
Decimal	`4536856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453A18, 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 #453A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #453A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453a18; }
.text { color: #453a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 58 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453a18, #394518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #453A18?: #453A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453A18?: The RGB value is 69, 58, 24: 69 red, 58 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453A18?: The complementary color is #182345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.