What color is #431C17?

#431C17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #431C17?

The RGB value is 67, 28, 23: 67 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431C17?

The complementary color is #173E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431C17 color

#431C17 rgb(67, 28, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #431C17 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 11% green and 9% blue (67, 28, 23).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 66% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#431C17 color codes

HEX	`#431C17`
RGB	`rgb(67, 28, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 11%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 66%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 18.33, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 22.09, 33.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.885, 2.086, 1.061)`
Decimal	`4398103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431C17, 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 #431C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #431C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431c17; }
.text { color: #431c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 28 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431c17, #433217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #431C17?: #431C17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #431C17?: The RGB value is 67, 28, 23: 67 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431C17?: The complementary color is #173E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.