What color is #453D17?

#453D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453D17?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 23: 69 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D17?

The complementary color is #171F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D17 color

#453D17 rgb(69, 61, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 9% blue (69, 61, 23).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 67% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#453D17 color codes

HEX	`#453D17`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 67%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, -2.13, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 24.3, 95.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.278, 4.665, 1.486)`
Decimal	`4537623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D17, 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 #453D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #453D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d17; }
.text { color: #453d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d17, #364517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #453D17?: #453D17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453D17?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 23: 69 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D17?: The complementary color is #171F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.