What color is #453B31?

#453B31 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453B31?

The RGB value is 69, 59, 49: 69 red, 59 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453B31?

The complementary color is #313B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453B31 color

#453B31 rgb(69, 59, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453B31 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.1% green and 19.2% blue (69, 59, 49).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#453B31 color codes

HEX	`#453B31`
RGB	`rgb(69, 59, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.61, 2.5, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.61, 8.21, 72.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.573, 4.615, 3.555)`
Decimal	`4537137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453B31, 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 #453B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #453B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453b31; }
.text { color: #453b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 59 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453b31, #454531); }

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Questions

What color is #453B31?: #453B31 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453B31?: The RGB value is 69, 59, 49: 69 red, 59 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453B31?: The complementary color is #313B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.