What color is #454733?

#454733 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454733?

The RGB value is 69, 71, 51: 69 red, 71 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454733?

The complementary color is #353347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454733 color

#454733 rgb(69, 71, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #454733 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 27.8% green and 20% blue (69, 71, 51).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#454733 color codes

HEX	`#454733`
RGB	`rgb(69, 71, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 27.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.44, -4.78, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.44, 12.72, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.305, 6.011, 4.012)`
Decimal	`4540211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454733, 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 #454733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #454733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454733; }
.text { color: #454733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 71 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454733, #3b4733); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #454733?: #454733 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454733?: The RGB value is 69, 71, 51: 69 red, 71 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454733?: The complementary color is #353347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.