What color is #45482E?

#45482E 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 #45482E?

The RGB value is 69, 72, 46: 69 red, 72 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45482E?

The complementary color is #312E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45482E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45482E color

#45482E rgb(69, 72, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #45482E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 28.2% green and 18% blue (69, 72, 46).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#45482E color codes

HEX	`#45482E`
RGB	`rgb(69, 72, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 28.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, -6.2, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 16.44, 112.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.265, 6.097, 3.484)`
Decimal	`4540462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45482E, 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 #45482E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#45482E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #45482E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45482e; }
.text { color: #45482e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45482e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 72 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45482e, #38482e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #45482E?: #45482E 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 #45482E?: The RGB value is 69, 72, 46: 69 red, 72 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45482E?: The complementary color is #312E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45482E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.