What color is #454520?

#454520 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454520?

The RGB value is 69, 69, 32: 69 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454520?

The complementary color is #202045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454520 color

#454520 rgb(69, 69, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454520 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.1% green and 12.5% blue (69, 69, 32).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#454520 color codes

HEX	`#454520`
RGB	`rgb(69, 69, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -6.22, 22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 23.04, 105.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.843, 5.626, 2.197)`
Decimal	`4539680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454520, 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 #454520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #454520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454520; }
.text { color: #454520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 69 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454520, #334520); }

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Questions

What color is #454520?: #454520 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454520?: The RGB value is 69, 69, 32: 69 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454520?: The complementary color is #202045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.