What color is #423E28?

#423E28 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423E28?

The RGB value is 66, 62, 40: 66 red, 62 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423E28?

The complementary color is #282C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423E28 color

#423E28 rgb(66, 62, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423E28 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.3% green and 15.7% blue (66, 62, 40).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#423E28 color codes

HEX	`#423E28`
RGB	`rgb(66, 62, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.03, -2.28, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.03, 14.36, 99.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.352, 4.757, 2.696)`
Decimal	`4341288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423E28, 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 #423E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #423E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423e28; }
.text { color: #423e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 62 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423e28, #394228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #423E28?: #423E28 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423E28?: The RGB value is 66, 62, 40: 66 red, 62 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423E28?: The complementary color is #282C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.