What color is #422B14?

#422B14 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422B14?

The RGB value is 66, 43, 20: 66 red, 43 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422B14?

The complementary color is #142B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422B14 color

#422B14 rgb(66, 43, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422B14 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 16.9% green and 7.8% blue (66, 43, 20).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 53% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 70% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#422B14 color codes

HEX	`#422B14`
RGB	`rgb(66, 43, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 16.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 53%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 70%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.79, 7.81, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.79, 20.57, 67.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.237, 2.937, 1.058)`
Decimal	`4336404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422B14, 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 #422B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #422B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422b14; }
.text { color: #422b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 43 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422b14, #424214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #422B14?: #422B14 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422B14?: The RGB value is 66, 43, 20: 66 red, 43 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422B14?: The complementary color is #142B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.