What color is #423A07?

#423A07 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423A07?

The RGB value is 66, 58, 7: 66 red, 58 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423A07?

The complementary color is #070F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423A07 color

#423A07 rgb(66, 58, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423A07 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.7% green and 2.7% blue (66, 58, 7).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 81% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 89% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#423A07 color codes

HEX	`#423A07`
RGB	`rgb(66, 58, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 81%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 89%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 89%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.32, -2.85, 30.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.32, 30.46, 95.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.798, 4.2, 0.812)`
Decimal	`4340231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423A07, 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 #423A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #423A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423a07; }
.text { color: #423a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 58 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423a07, #2d4207); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423A07?: #423A07 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423A07?: The RGB value is 66, 58, 7: 66 red, 58 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423A07?: The complementary color is #070F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.