What color is #424328?

#424328 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424328?

The RGB value is 66, 67, 40: 66 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424328?

The complementary color is #292843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424328 color

#424328 rgb(66, 67, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #424328 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (66, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#424328 color codes

HEX	`#424328`
RGB	`rgb(66, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 40%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, -5.42, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 17.16, 108.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.637, 5.326, 2.791)`
Decimal	`4342568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424328, 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 #424328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #424328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424328; }
.text { color: #424328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424328, #354328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #424328?: #424328 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424328?: The RGB value is 66, 67, 40: 66 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424328?: The complementary color is #292843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.