What color is #453A2E?

#453A2E 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 #453A2E?

The RGB value is 69, 58, 46: 69 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453A2E?

The complementary color is #2E3945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453A2E color

#453A2E rgb(69, 58, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453A2E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.7% green and 18% blue (69, 58, 46).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% 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 11.07:1).

#453A2E color codes

HEX	`#453A2E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 58, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.23, 2.65, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.23, 9.63, 74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.461, 4.489, 3.216)`
Decimal	`4536878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453A2E, 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 #453A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #453A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453a2e; }
.text { color: #453a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 58 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453a2e, #45452e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #453A2E?: #453A2E 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 #453A2E?: The RGB value is 69, 58, 46: 69 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453A2E?: The complementary color is #2E3945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.