What color is #454120?

#454120 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454120?

The RGB value is 69, 65, 32: 69 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454120?

The complementary color is #202445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454120 color

#454120 rgb(69, 65, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454120 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.5% green and 12.5% blue (69, 65, 32).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#454120 color codes

HEX	`#454120`
RGB	`rgb(69, 65, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, -3.75, 20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 20.96, 100.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.605, 5.15, 2.118)`
Decimal	`4538656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454120, 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 #454120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #454120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454120; }
.text { color: #454120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 65 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454120, #364520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #454120?: #454120 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454120?: The RGB value is 69, 65, 32: 69 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454120?: The complementary color is #202445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.