What color is #453D32?

#453D32 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 #453D32?

The RGB value is 69, 61, 50: 69 red, 61 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453D32?

The complementary color is #323A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453D32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453D32 color

#453D32 rgb(69, 61, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453D32 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 23.9% green and 19.6% blue (69, 61, 50).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#453D32 color codes

HEX	`#453D32`
RGB	`rgb(69, 61, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 23.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.25, 1.38, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.25, 8.17, 80.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.699, 4.833, 3.702)`
Decimal	`4537650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453D32, 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 #453D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453D32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #453D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453d32; }
.text { color: #453d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 61 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453d32, #434532); }

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Questions

What color is #453D32?: #453D32 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 #453D32?: The RGB value is 69, 61, 50: 69 red, 61 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453D32?: The complementary color is #323A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453D32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.