What color is #423C23?

#423C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423C23?

The RGB value is 66, 60, 35: 66 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423C23?

The complementary color is #232942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423C23 color

#423C23 rgb(66, 60, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #423C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.5% green and 13.7% blue (66, 60, 35).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 47% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#423C23 color codes

HEX	`#423C23`
RGB	`rgb(66, 60, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 47%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 47%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.29, -1.7, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.29, 16.48, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.166, 4.511, 2.241)`
Decimal	`4340771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423C23, 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 #423C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #423C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423c23; }
.text { color: #423c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 60 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423c23, #394223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #423C23?: #423C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423C23?: The RGB value is 66, 60, 35: 66 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423C23?: The complementary color is #232942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.