What color is #454631?

#454631 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 #454631?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 49: 69 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454631?

The complementary color is #323146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454631 color

#454631 rgb(69, 70, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454631 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 19.2% blue (69, 70, 49).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#454631 color codes

HEX	`#454631`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, -4.49, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 13.34, 109.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.199, 5.867, 3.764)`
Decimal	`4539953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454631, 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 #454631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #454631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454631; }
.text { color: #454631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454631, #3a4631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454631?: #454631 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 #454631?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 49: 69 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454631?: The complementary color is #323146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.