What color is #422D21?

#422D21 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 #422D21?

The RGB value is 66, 45, 33: 66 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422D21?

The complementary color is #213642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422D21 color

#422D21 rgb(66, 45, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #422D21 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 17.6% green and 12.9% blue (66, 45, 33).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 50% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#422D21 color codes

HEX	`#422D21`
RGB	`rgb(66, 45, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 17.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 50%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.62, 7.88, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.62, 14.02, 55.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.46, 3.145, 1.863)`
Decimal	`4336929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422D21, 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 #422D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #422D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422d21; }
.text { color: #422d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 45 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422d21, #423e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #422D21?: #422D21 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 #422D21?: The RGB value is 66, 45, 33: 66 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422D21?: The complementary color is #213642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.