What color is #423B05?

#423B05 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423B05?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 5: 66 red, 59 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B05?

The complementary color is #050C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B05 color

#423B05 rgb(66, 59, 5)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423B05 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 2% blue (66, 59, 5).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 92% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#423B05 color codes

HEX	`#423B05`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 92%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 92%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, -3.59, 31.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 31.65, 96.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.838, 4.297, 0.771)`
Decimal	`4340485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B05, 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 #423B05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #423B05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b05; }
.text { color: #423b05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b05, #2a4205); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423B05?: #423B05 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423B05?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 5: 66 red, 59 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B05?: The complementary color is #050C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.