What color is #454222?

#454222 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 #454222?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 34: 69 red, 66 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454222?

The complementary color is #222545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454222 color

#454222 rgb(69, 66, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454222 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 13.3% blue (69, 66, 34).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#454222 color codes

HEX	`#454222`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, -4.14, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 20.28, 101.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.691, 5.277, 2.285)`
Decimal	`4538914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454222, 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 #454222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #454222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454222; }
.text { color: #454222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454222, #364522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #454222?: #454222 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 #454222?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 34: 69 red, 66 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454222?: The complementary color is #222545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.