What color is #453F27?

#453F27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453F27?

The RGB value is 69, 63, 39: 69 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453F27?

The complementary color is #272D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453F27 color

#453F27 rgb(69, 63, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #453F27 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.7% green and 15.3% blue (69, 63, 39).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% 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 10.54:1).

#453F27 color codes

HEX	`#453F27`
RGB	`rgb(69, 63, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.64, -1.61, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.64, 15.75, 95.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.598, 4.967, 2.636)`
Decimal	`4538151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453F27, 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 #453F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #453F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453f27; }
.text { color: #453f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 63 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453f27, #3c4527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #453F27?: #453F27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453F27?: The RGB value is 69, 63, 39: 69 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453F27?: The complementary color is #272D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.