What color is #432C32?

#432C32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #432C32?

The RGB value is 67, 44, 50: 67 red, 44 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432C32?

The complementary color is #2C433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432C32 color

#432C32 rgb(67, 44, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #432C32 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 17.3% green and 19.6% blue (67, 44, 50).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 25% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#432C32 color codes

HEX	`#432C32`
RGB	`rgb(67, 44, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 17.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 34%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 25%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, 11.68, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 11.69, 2.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.791, 3.225, 3.44)`
Decimal	`4402226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432C32, 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 #432C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #432C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432c32; }
.text { color: #432c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 44 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432c32, #43312c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #432C32?: #432C32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #432C32?: The RGB value is 67, 44, 50: 67 red, 44 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432C32?: The complementary color is #2C433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.