What color is #422C1B?

#422C1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422C1B?

The RGB value is 66, 44, 27: 66 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422C1B?

The complementary color is #1B3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422C1B color

#422C1B rgb(66, 44, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422C1B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 17.3% green and 10.6% blue (66, 44, 27).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 42% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 59% 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 13.06:1).

#422C1B color codes

HEX	`#422C1B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 44, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 17.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 42%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 59%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 59%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.2, 7.83, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.2, 16.95, 62.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.345, 3.039, 1.447)`
Decimal	`4336667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422C1B, 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 #422C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #422C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422c1b; }
.text { color: #422c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 44 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422c1b, #423f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #422C1B?: #422C1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422C1B?: The RGB value is 66, 44, 27: 66 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422C1B?: The complementary color is #1B3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.