What color is #431E15?

#431E15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #431E15?

The RGB value is 67, 30, 21: 67 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431E15?

The complementary color is #153A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431E15 color

#431E15 rgb(67, 30, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #431E15 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 11.8% green and 8.2% blue (67, 30, 21).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 52% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 69% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#431E15 color codes

HEX	`#431E15`
RGB	`rgb(67, 30, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 11.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 52%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 69%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 69%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, 16.9, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 22.14, 40.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.915, 2.176, 0.976)`
Decimal	`4398613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431E15, 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 #431E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #431E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431e15; }
.text { color: #431e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 30 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431e15, #433515); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #431E15?: #431E15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #431E15?: The RGB value is 67, 30, 21: 67 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431E15?: The complementary color is #153A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.