What color is #453C34?

#453C34 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 #453C34?

The RGB value is 69, 60, 52: 69 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453C34?

The complementary color is #343D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453C34 color

#453C34 rgb(69, 60, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453C34 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.5% green and 20.4% blue (69, 60, 52).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#453C34 color codes

HEX	`#453C34`
RGB	`rgb(69, 60, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 2.38, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 6.81, 69.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.69, 4.745, 3.917)`
Decimal	`4537396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453C34, 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 #453C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #453C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453c34; }
.text { color: #453c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 60 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453c34, #454434); }

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Questions

What color is #453C34?: #453C34 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 #453C34?: The RGB value is 69, 60, 52: 69 red, 60 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453C34?: The complementary color is #343D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.