What color is #453D2E?

#453D2E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453D2E?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 46: 69 red, 61 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D2E?

The complementary color is #2E3645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D2E color

#453D2E rgb(69, 61, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453D2E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 18% blue (69, 61, 46).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#453D2E color codes

HEX	`#453D2E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, 0.71, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 10.56, 86.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.616, 4.8, 3.268)`
Decimal	`4537646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D2E, 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 #453D2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #453D2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d2e; }
.text { color: #453d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d2e, #41452e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #453D2E?: #453D2E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453D2E?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 46: 69 red, 61 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D2E?: The complementary color is #2E3645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.