What color is #45432E?

#45432E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45432E?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 46: 69 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45432E?

The complementary color is #2E3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45432E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45432E color

#45432E rgb(69, 67, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #45432E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 18% blue (69, 67, 46).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#45432E color codes

HEX	`#45432E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, -3.1, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 13.46, 103.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.955, 5.477, 3.38)`
Decimal	`4539182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45432E, 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 #45432E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45432E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #45432E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45432e; }
.text { color: #45432e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45432e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45432e, #3b452e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45432E?: #45432E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45432E?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 46: 69 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45432E?: The complementary color is #2E3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45432E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.