What color is #422B1B?

#422B1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422B1B?

The RGB value is 66, 43, 27: 66 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422B1B?

The complementary color is #1B3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422B1B color

#422B1B rgb(66, 43, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422B1B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 16.9% green and 10.6% blue (66, 43, 27).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 42% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 59% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#422B1B color codes

HEX	`#422B1B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 43, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 16.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 42%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 59%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 59%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, 8.5, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 16.95, 59.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.309, 2.965, 1.435)`
Decimal	`4336411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422B1B, 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 #422B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #422B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422b1b; }
.text { color: #422b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 43 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422b1b, #423f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #422B1B?: #422B1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422B1B?: The RGB value is 66, 43, 27: 66 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422B1B?: The complementary color is #1B3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.