What color is #453E33?

#453E33 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 #453E33?

The RGB value is 69, 62, 51: 69 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453E33?

The complementary color is #333A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453E33 color

#453E33 rgb(69, 62, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453E33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (69, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#453E33 color codes

HEX	`#453E33`
RGB	`rgb(69, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 0.91, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 7.92, 83.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.774, 4.95, 3.835)`
Decimal	`4537907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453E33, 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 #453E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #453E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453e33; }
.text { color: #453e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453e33, #434533); }

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Questions

What color is #453E33?: #453E33 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 #453E33?: The RGB value is 69, 62, 51: 69 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453E33?: The complementary color is #333A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.