What color is #432F20?

#432F20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #432F20?

The RGB value is 67, 47, 32: 67 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432F20?

The complementary color is #203443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432F20 color

#432F20 rgb(67, 47, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #432F20 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 18.4% green and 12.5% blue (67, 47, 32).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#432F20 color codes

HEX	`#432F20`
RGB	`rgb(67, 47, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 18.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.32, 6.92, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.32, 14.92, 62.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.592, 3.331, 1.82)`
Decimal	`4402976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432F20, 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 #432F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #432F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432f20; }
.text { color: #432f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 47 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432f20, #434120); }

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Questions

What color is #432F20?: #432F20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #432F20?: The RGB value is 67, 47, 32: 67 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432F20?: The complementary color is #203443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.