What color is #423A0A?

#423A0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423A0A?

The RGB value is 66, 58, 10: 66 red, 58 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423A0A?

The complementary color is #0A1242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423A0A?

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.

#423A0A color

#423A0A rgb(66, 58, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423A0A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.7% green and 3.9% blue (66, 58, 10).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 74% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 85% 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).

#423A0A color codes

HEX	`#423A0A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 58, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 74%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 85%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 85%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.34, -2.7, 29.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.34, 29.25, 95.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.815, 4.206, 0.898)`
Decimal	`4340234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423A0A, 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 #423A0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423A0A 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 #423A0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423a0a; }
.text { color: #423a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423a0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 58 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423a0a, #2e420a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423A0A?: #423A0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423A0A?: The RGB value is 66, 58, 10: 66 red, 58 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423A0A?: The complementary color is #0A1242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423A0A?: 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.