What color is #453F30?

#453F30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #453F30?

The RGB value is 69, 63, 48: 69 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #453F30?

The complementary color is #303645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #453F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#453F30 color

#453F30 rgb(69, 63, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #453F30 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 24.7% green and 18.8% blue (69, 63, 48).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#453F30 color codes

HEX	`#453F30`
RGB	`rgb(69, 63, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 24.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, -0.25, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 10.16, 91.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.765, 5.034, 3.516)`
Decimal	`4538160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #453F30, 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 #453F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#453F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #453F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #453f30; }
.text { color: #453f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #453f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 63 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #453f30, #404530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #453F30?: #453F30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #453F30?: The RGB value is 69, 63, 48: 69 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #453F30?: The complementary color is #303645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #453F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.