What color is #454317?

#454317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454317?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 23: 69 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454317?

The complementary color is #171945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454317 color

#454317 rgb(69, 67, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 9% blue (69, 67, 23).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 67% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#454317 color codes

HEX	`#454317`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 67%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, -5.88, 26.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 27, 102.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.616, 5.342, 1.598)`
Decimal	`4539159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454317, 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 #454317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #454317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454317; }
.text { color: #454317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454317, #304517); }

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Questions

What color is #454317?: #454317 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454317?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 23: 69 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454317?: The complementary color is #171945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.