What color is #454426?

#454426 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454426?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 38: 69 red, 68 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454426?

The complementary color is #262745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454426?

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.

#454426 color

#454426 rgb(69, 68, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454426 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 14.9% blue (69, 68, 38).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 45% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#454426 color codes

HEX	`#454426`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 45%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 45%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, -4.88, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 18.95, 104.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.871, 5.54, 2.646)`
Decimal	`4539430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454426, 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 #454426	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454426 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 #454426 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454426; }
.text { color: #454426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454426; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454426, #364526); }

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Questions

What color is #454426?: #454426 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454426?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 38: 69 red, 68 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454426?: The complementary color is #262745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454426?: 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.