What color is #454824?

#454824 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #454824?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 36: 69 red, 72 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #454824?

The complementary color is #272448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #454824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#454824 color

#454824 rgb(69, 72, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #454824 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 14.1% blue (69, 72, 36).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#454824 color codes

HEX	`#454824`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 50%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, -7.57, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 22.41, 109.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.09, 6.027, 2.564)`
Decimal	`4540452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #454824, 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 #454824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#454824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #454824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #454824; }
.text { color: #454824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #454824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #454824, #334824); }

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Questions

What color is #454824?: #454824 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #454824?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 36: 69 red, 72 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #454824?: The complementary color is #272448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #454824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.