What color is #453E1F?

#453E1F 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 #453E1F?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 31: 69 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E1F?

The complementary color is #1F2645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E1F color

#453E1F rgb(69, 62, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453E1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 12.2% blue (69, 62, 31).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#453E1F color codes

HEX	`#453E1F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.19, -1.97, 20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.19, 20.14, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.424, 4.81, 1.991)`
Decimal	`4537887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E1F, 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 #453E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #453E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e1f; }
.text { color: #453e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e1f, #39451f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #453E1F?: #453E1F 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 #453E1F?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 31: 69 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E1F?: The complementary color is #1F2645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.