What color is #454537?

#454537 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 #454537?

The RGB value is 69, 69, 55: 69 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454537?

The complementary color is #373745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454537 color

#454537 rgb(69, 69, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454537 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.1% green and 21.6% blue (69, 69, 55).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#454537 color codes

HEX	`#454537`
RGB	`rgb(69, 69, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, -2.83, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 8.95, 108.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.272, 5.797, 4.455)`
Decimal	`4539703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454537, 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 #454537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #454537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454537; }
.text { color: #454537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 69 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454537, #3e4537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454537?: #454537 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 #454537?: The RGB value is 69, 69, 55: 69 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454537?: The complementary color is #373745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.