What color is #45442F?

#45442F 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 #45442F?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 47: 69 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45442F?

The complementary color is #2F3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45442F color

#45442F rgb(69, 68, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #45442F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (69, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#45442F color codes

HEX	`#45442F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.39, -3.57, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.39, 13.4, 105.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.034, 5.605, 3.505)`
Decimal	`4539439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45442F, 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 #45442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #45442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45442f; }
.text { color: #45442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45442f, #3b452f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #45442F?: #45442F 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 #45442F?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 47: 69 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45442F?: The complementary color is #2F3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.