What color is #454637?

#454637 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 #454637?

The RGB value is 69, 70, 55: 69 red, 70 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454637?

The complementary color is #383746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454637?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454637 color

#454637 rgb(69, 70, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454637 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.5% green and 21.6% blue (69, 70, 55).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#454637 color codes

HEX	`#454637`
RGB	`rgb(69, 70, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, -3.46, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 9.58, 111.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.334, 5.921, 4.476)`
Decimal	`4539959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454637, 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 #454637	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454637 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #454637 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454637; }
.text { color: #454637; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454637; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 70 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454637, #3d4637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #454637?: #454637 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 #454637?: The RGB value is 69, 70, 55: 69 red, 70 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454637?: The complementary color is #383746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454637?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.