What color is #423B35?

#423B35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423B35?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 53: 66 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B35?

The complementary color is #353C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B35 color

#423B35 rgb(66, 59, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423B35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 20.8% blue (66, 59, 53).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#423B35 color codes

HEX	`#423B35`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 1.84, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 5.16, 69.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.453, 4.543, 4.01)`
Decimal	`4340533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B35, 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 #423B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #423B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b35; }
.text { color: #423b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b35, #424235); }

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Questions

What color is #423B35?: #423B35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423B35?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 53: 66 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B35?: The complementary color is #353C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.