What color is #454515?

#454515 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454515?

The RGB value is 69, 69, 21: 69 red, 69 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454515?

The complementary color is #151545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454515 color

#454515 rgb(69, 69, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454515 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.1% green and 8.2% blue (69, 69, 21).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#454515 color codes

HEX	`#454515`
RGB	`rgb(69, 69, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 70%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 70%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.32, -7.26, 28.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.32, 28.99, 104.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.718, 5.576, 1.537)`
Decimal	`4539669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454515, 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 #454515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #454515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454515; }
.text { color: #454515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 69 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454515, #2d4515); }

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Questions

What color is #454515?: #454515 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454515?: The RGB value is 69, 69, 21: 69 red, 69 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454515?: The complementary color is #151545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.