What color is #423F31?

#423F31 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423F31?

The RGB value is 66, 63, 49: 66 red, 63 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423F31?

The complementary color is #313442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423F31 color

#423F31 rgb(66, 63, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423F31 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.7% green and 19.2% blue (66, 63, 49).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#423F31 color codes

HEX	`#423F31`
RGB	`rgb(66, 63, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.55, -1.47, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.55, 9.19, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.579, 4.935, 3.617)`
Decimal	`4341553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423F31, 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 #423F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #423F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423f31; }
.text { color: #423f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 63 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423f31, #3d4231); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #423F31?: #423F31 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423F31?: The RGB value is 66, 63, 49: 66 red, 63 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423F31?: The complementary color is #313442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.