What color is #422320?

#422320 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422320?

The RGB value is 66, 35, 32: 66 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422320?

The complementary color is #203F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422320 color

#422320 rgb(66, 35, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422320 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 13.7% green and 12.5% blue (66, 35, 32).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#422320 color codes

HEX	`#422320`
RGB	`rgb(66, 35, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 13.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.76, 14.39, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.76, 16.68, 30.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.109, 2.465, 1.678)`
Decimal	`4334368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422320, 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 #422320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #422320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422320; }
.text { color: #422320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 35 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422320, #423420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #422320?: #422320 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422320?: The RGB value is 66, 35, 32: 66 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422320?: The complementary color is #203F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.