What color is #432A2F?

#432A2F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #432A2F?

The RGB value is 67, 42, 47: 67 red, 42 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432A2F?

The complementary color is #2A433E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432A2F color

#432A2F rgb(67, 42, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #432A2F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 16.5% green and 18.4% blue (67, 42, 47).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#432A2F color codes

HEX	`#432A2F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 42, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 16.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.26, 12.48, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.26, 12.58, 7.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.656, 3.055, 3.086)`
Decimal	`4401711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432A2F, 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 #432A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #432A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432a2f; }
.text { color: #432a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 42 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432a2f, #43322a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #432A2F?: #432A2F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #432A2F?: The RGB value is 67, 42, 47: 67 red, 42 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432A2F?: The complementary color is #2A433E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.