What color is #43221E?

#43221E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43221E?

The RGB value is 67, 34, 30: 67 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43221E?

The complementary color is #1E3F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43221E color

#43221E rgb(67, 34, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #43221E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (67, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 55% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#43221E color codes

HEX	`#43221E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.61, 15.27, 9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.61, 18.06, 32.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.121, 2.431, 1.533)`
Decimal	`4399646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43221E, 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 #43221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #43221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43221e; }
.text { color: #43221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43221e, #43341e); }

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Questions

What color is #43221E?: #43221E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43221E?: The RGB value is 67, 34, 30: 67 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43221E?: The complementary color is #1E3F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.