What color is #432C21?

#432C21 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #432C21?

The RGB value is 67, 44, 33: 67 red, 44 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432C21?

The complementary color is #213843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432C21 color

#432C21 rgb(67, 44, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #432C21 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 17.3% green and 12.9% blue (67, 44, 33).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 51% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#432C21 color codes

HEX	`#432C21`
RGB	`rgb(67, 44, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 17.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 51%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 51%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, 9.04, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 14.55, 51.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.49, 3.105, 1.854)`
Decimal	`4402209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432C21, 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 #432C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #432C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432c21; }
.text { color: #432c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 44 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432c21, #433d21); }

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Questions

What color is #432C21?: #432C21 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #432C21?: The RGB value is 67, 44, 33: 67 red, 44 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432C21?: The complementary color is #213843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.