What color is #423D22?

#423D22 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 #423D22?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 34: 66 red, 61 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D22?

The complementary color is #222742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D22 color

#423D22 rgb(66, 61, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423D22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 13.3% blue (66, 61, 34).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#423D22 color codes

HEX	`#423D22`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.6, -2.47, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.6, 17.57, 98.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.204, 4.611, 2.182)`
Decimal	`4341026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D22, 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 #423D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #423D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d22; }
.text { color: #423d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d22, #374222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #423D22?: #423D22 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 #423D22?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 34: 66 red, 61 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D22?: The complementary color is #222742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.