What color is #45472E?

#45472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45472E?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 46: 69 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45472E?

The complementary color is #302E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45472E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45472E color

#45472E rgb(69, 71, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #45472E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 18% blue (69, 71, 46).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#45472E color codes

HEX	`#45472E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, -5.59, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 15.82, 110.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.201, 5.969, 3.462)`
Decimal	`4540206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45472E, 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 #45472E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45472E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #45472E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45472e; }
.text { color: #45472e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45472e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45472e, #38472e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #45472E?: #45472E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45472E?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 46: 69 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45472E?: The complementary color is #302E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45472E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.