What color is #454436?

#454436 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 #454436?

The RGB value is 69, 68, 54: 69 red, 68 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454436?

The complementary color is #363745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454436 color

#454436 rgb(69, 68, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454436 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 26.7% green and 21.2% blue (69, 68, 54).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% 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 9.84:1).

#454436 color codes

HEX	`#454436`
RGB	`rgb(69, 68, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 26.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.55, -2.38, 8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.55, 8.98, 105.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.187, 5.666, 4.31)`
Decimal	`4539446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454436, 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 #454436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #454436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454436; }
.text { color: #454436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 68 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454436, #3e4536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454436?: #454436 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 #454436?: The RGB value is 69, 68, 54: 69 red, 68 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454436?: The complementary color is #363745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.