What color is #423B0E?

#423B0E 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 #423B0E?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 14: 66 red, 59 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B0E?

The complementary color is #0E1542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B0E color

#423B0E rgb(66, 59, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 5.5% blue (66, 59, 14).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#423B0E color codes

HEX	`#423B0E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, -3.1, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 27.85, 96.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.89, 4.318, 1.044)`
Decimal	`4340494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B0E, 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 #423B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #423B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b0e; }
.text { color: #423b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b0e, #2f420e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423B0E?: #423B0E 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 #423B0E?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 14: 66 red, 59 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B0E?: The complementary color is #0E1542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.