What color is #454124?

#454124 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454124?

The RGB value is 69, 65, 36: 69 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454124?

The complementary color is #242845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454124 color

#454124 rgb(69, 65, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454124 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.5% green and 14.1% blue (69, 65, 36).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 48% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#454124 color codes

HEX	`#454124`
RGB	`rgb(69, 65, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 48%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.22, -3.26, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.22, 18.57, 100.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.663, 5.173, 2.422)`
Decimal	`4538660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454124, 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 #454124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #454124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454124; }
.text { color: #454124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 65 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454124, #384524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #454124?: #454124 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454124?: The RGB value is 69, 65, 36: 69 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454124?: The complementary color is #242845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.