What color is #454316?

#454316 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454316?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 22: 69 red, 67 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454316?

The complementary color is #161845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454316 color

#454316 rgb(69, 67, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454316 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 8.6% blue (69, 67, 22).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 68% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#454316 color codes

HEX	`#454316`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 68%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 68%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.68, -5.96, 26.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.68, 27.52, 102.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.606, 5.338, 1.547)`
Decimal	`4539158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454316, 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 #454316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #454316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454316; }
.text { color: #454316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454316, #2f4516); }

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Questions

What color is #454316?: #454316 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454316?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 22: 69 red, 67 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454316?: The complementary color is #161845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.