What color is #423A38?

#423A38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423A38?

The RGB value is 66, 58, 56: 66 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423A38?

The complementary color is #384042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423A38 color

#423A38 rgb(66, 58, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423A38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.7% green and 22% blue (66, 58, 56).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#423A38 color codes

HEX	`#423A38`
RGB	`rgb(66, 58, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, 3.08, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 3.98, 39.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.474, 4.47, 4.368)`
Decimal	`4340280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423A38, 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 #423A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #423A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423a38; }
.text { color: #423a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 58 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423a38, #423f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #423A38?: #423A38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423A38?: The RGB value is 66, 58, 56: 66 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423A38?: The complementary color is #384042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.