What color is #453C09?

#453C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453C09?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 9: 69 red, 60 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C09?

The complementary color is #091245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C09 color

#453C09 rgb(69, 60, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #453C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 3.5% blue (69, 60, 9).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 77% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 87% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#453C09 color codes

HEX	`#453C09`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 77%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 87%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 87%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.31, -2.43, 30.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.31, 30.67, 94.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.12, 4.517, 0.913)`
Decimal	`4537353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C09, 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 #453C09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #453C09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c09; }
.text { color: #453c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c09, #304509); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #453C09?: #453C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453C09?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 9: 69 red, 60 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C09?: The complementary color is #091245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.