What color is #454336?

#454336 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 #454336?

The RGB value is 69, 67, 54: 69 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454336?

The complementary color is #363845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454336 color

#454336 rgb(69, 67, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454336 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.3% green and 21.2% blue (69, 67, 54).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#454336 color codes

HEX	`#454336`
RGB	`rgb(69, 67, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.24, -1.75, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.24, 8.4, 102.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.127, 5.546, 4.29)`
Decimal	`4539190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454336, 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 #454336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #454336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454336; }
.text { color: #454336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 67 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454336, #3f4536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454336?: #454336 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 #454336?: The RGB value is 69, 67, 54: 69 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454336?: The complementary color is #363845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.