What color is #422700?

#422700 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422700?

The RGB value is 66, 39, 0: 66 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422700?

The complementary color is #001B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422700 color

#422700 rgb(66, 39, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422700 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 15.3% green and 0% blue (66, 39, 0).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 100% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#422700 color codes

HEX	`#422700`
RGB	`rgb(66, 39, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 15.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 100%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.41, 9.22, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.41, 28.32, 70.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.973, 2.61, 0.347)`
Decimal	`4335360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422700, 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 #422700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #422700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422700; }
.text { color: #422700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 39 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422700, #3c4200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #422700?: #422700 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422700?: The RGB value is 66, 39, 0: 66 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422700?: The complementary color is #001B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.