What color is #454135?

#454135 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454135?

The RGB value is 69, 65, 53: 69 red, 65 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454135?

The complementary color is #353945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454135 color

#454135 rgb(69, 65, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454135 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.5% green and 20.8% blue (69, 65, 53).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#454135 color codes

HEX	`#454135`
RGB	`rgb(69, 65, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, -0.66, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 7.98, 94.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.987, 5.303, 4.128)`
Decimal	`4538677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454135, 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 #454135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #454135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454135; }
.text { color: #454135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 65 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454135, #414535); }

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Questions

What color is #454135?: #454135 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454135?: The RGB value is 69, 65, 53: 69 red, 65 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454135?: The complementary color is #353945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.