What color is #43140F?

#43140F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43140F?

The RGB value is 67, 20, 15: 67 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43140F?

The complementary color is #0F3E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43140F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43140F color

#43140F rgb(67, 20, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #43140F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 7.8% green and 5.9% blue (67, 20, 15).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 63% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 78% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#43140F color codes

HEX	`#43140F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 20, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 7.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 63%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 78%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 78%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.99, 22.36, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.99, 26.86, 33.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.651, 1.728, 0.646)`
Decimal	`4396047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43140F, 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 #43140F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43140F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #43140F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43140f; }
.text { color: #43140f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43140f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 20 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43140f, #432e0f); }

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Questions

What color is #43140F?: #43140F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43140F?: The RGB value is 67, 20, 15: 67 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43140F?: The complementary color is #0F3E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43140F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.