What color is #423D18?

#423D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423D18?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 24: 66 red, 61 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D18?

The complementary color is #181D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D18 color

#423D18 rgb(66, 61, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 9.4% blue (66, 61, 24).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 64% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#423D18 color codes

HEX	`#423D18`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 64%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.45, -3.58, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.45, 23.48, 98.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 4.562, 1.53)`
Decimal	`4341016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D18, 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 #423D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #423D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d18; }
.text { color: #423d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d18, #324218); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423D18?: #423D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423D18?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 24: 66 red, 61 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D18?: The complementary color is #181D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.