What color is #423B09?

#423B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423B09?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 9: 66 red, 59 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B09?

The complementary color is #091042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B09 color

#423B09 rgb(66, 59, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 3.5% blue (66, 59, 9).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 76% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 86% 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 11.28:1).

#423B09 color codes

HEX	`#423B09`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 76%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 86%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 86%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -3.38, 29.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 30.03, 96.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.86, 4.306, 0.886)`
Decimal	`4340489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B09, 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 #423B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #423B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b09; }
.text { color: #423b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b09, #2c4209); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423B09?: #423B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423B09?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 9: 66 red, 59 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B09?: The complementary color is #091042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.