What color is #454233?

#454233 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454233?

The RGB value is 69, 66, 51: 69 red, 66 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454233?

The complementary color is #333645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454233 color

#454233 rgb(69, 66, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454233 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 25.9% green and 20% blue (69, 66, 51).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#454233 color codes

HEX	`#454233`
RGB	`rgb(69, 66, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 25.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, -1.65, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 9.75, 99.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5, 5.401, 3.91)`
Decimal	`4538931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454233, 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 #454233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #454233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454233; }
.text { color: #454233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 66 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454233, #3f4533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #454233?: #454233 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454233?: The RGB value is 69, 66, 51: 69 red, 66 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454233?: The complementary color is #333645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.