What color is #424433?

#424433 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424433?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 51: 66 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424433?

The complementary color is #353344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424433 color

#424433 rgb(66, 68, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424433 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 20% blue (66, 68, 51).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#424433 color codes

HEX	`#424433`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, -4.28, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 10.92, 113.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.911, 5.532, 3.94)`
Decimal	`4342835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424433, 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 #424433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #424433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424433; }
.text { color: #424433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424433, #3a4433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #424433?: #424433 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424433?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 51: 66 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424433?: The complementary color is #353344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.