What color is #432F25?

#432F25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #432F25?

The RGB value is 67, 47, 37: 67 red, 47 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432F25?

The complementary color is #253943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432F25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432F25 color

#432F25 rgb(67, 47, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #432F25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 18.4% green and 14.5% blue (67, 47, 37).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#432F25 color codes

HEX	`#432F25`
RGB	`rgb(67, 47, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 18.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.43, 7.58, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.43, 12.56, 52.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.665, 3.36, 2.205)`
Decimal	`4402981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432F25, 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 #432F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #432F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432f25; }
.text { color: #432f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 47 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432f25, #433e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #432F25?: #432F25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #432F25?: The RGB value is 67, 47, 37: 67 red, 47 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432F25?: The complementary color is #253943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432F25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.