What color is #424020?

#424020 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 #424020?

The RGB value is 66, 64, 32: 66 red, 64 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424020?

The complementary color is #202242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424020?

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.

#424020 color

#424020 rgb(66, 64, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #424020 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.1% green and 12.5% blue (66, 64, 32).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#424020 color codes

HEX	`#424020`
RGB	`rgb(66, 64, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, -4.61, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 20.32, 103.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.341, 4.929, 2.089)`
Decimal	`4341792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424020, 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 #424020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424020 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 #424020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424020; }
.text { color: #424020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 64 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424020, #334220); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #424020?: #424020 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 #424020?: The RGB value is 66, 64, 32: 66 red, 64 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424020?: The complementary color is #202242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424020?: 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.