What color is #453E2A?

#453E2A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453E2A?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 42: 69 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E2A?

The complementary color is #2A3145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E2A color

#453E2A rgb(69, 62, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453E2A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 16.5% blue (69, 62, 42).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#453E2A color codes

HEX	`#453E2A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, -0.54, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 13.43, 92.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.595, 4.878, 2.89)`
Decimal	`4537898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E2A, 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 #453E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #453E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e2a; }
.text { color: #453e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e2a, #3f452a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #453E2A?: #453E2A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453E2A?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 42: 69 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E2A?: The complementary color is #2A3145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.