What color is #423B30?

#423B30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423B30?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 48: 66 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B30?

The complementary color is #303742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B30 color

#423B30 rgb(66, 59, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423B30 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 18.8% blue (66, 59, 48).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#423B30 color codes

HEX	`#423B30`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.26, 0.93, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.26, 7.99, 83.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.344, 4.5, 3.435)`
Decimal	`4340528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B30, 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 #423B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #423B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b30; }
.text { color: #423b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b30, #404230); }

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Questions

What color is #423B30?: #423B30 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423B30?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 48: 66 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B30?: The complementary color is #303742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.