What color is #453A35?

#453A35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453A35?

The RGB value is 69, 58, 53: 69 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453A35?

The complementary color is #354045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453A35 color

#453A35 rgb(69, 58, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453A35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 22.7% green and 20.8% blue (69, 58, 53).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#453A35 color codes

HEX	`#453A35`
RGB	`rgb(69, 58, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 22.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.41, 3.86, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.41, 6.23, 51.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.61, 4.549, 4.003)`
Decimal	`4536885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453A35, 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 #453A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #453A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453a35; }
.text { color: #453a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 58 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453a35, #454235); }

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Questions

What color is #453A35?: #453A35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453A35?: The RGB value is 69, 58, 53: 69 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453A35?: The complementary color is #354045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.