What color is #423F26?

#423F26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423F26?

The RGB value is 66, 63, 38: 66 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423F26?

The complementary color is #262942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423F26 color

#423F26 rgb(66, 63, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #423F26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.7% green and 14.9% blue (66, 63, 38).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#423F26 color codes

HEX	`#423F26`
RGB	`rgb(66, 63, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, -3.2, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 16.13, 101.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.374, 4.853, 2.54)`
Decimal	`4341542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423F26, 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 #423F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #423F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423f26; }
.text { color: #423f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 63 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423f26, #374226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #423F26?: #423F26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423F26?: The RGB value is 66, 63, 38: 66 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423F26?: The complementary color is #262942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.