What color is #453D12?

#453D12 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 #453D12?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 18: 69 red, 61 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D12?

The complementary color is #121A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D12 color

#453D12 rgb(69, 61, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #453D12 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 7.1% blue (69, 61, 18).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 59% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 74% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#453D12 color codes

HEX	`#453D12`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 59%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 74%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, -2.53, 26.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 26.95, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.232, 4.647, 1.246)`
Decimal	`4537618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D12, 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 #453D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #453D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d12; }
.text { color: #453d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d12, #334512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #453D12?: #453D12 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 #453D12?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 18: 69 red, 61 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D12?: The complementary color is #121A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.