What color is #43322A?

#43322A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43322A?

The RGB value is 67, 50, 42: 67 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43322A?

The complementary color is #2A3B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43322A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43322A color

#43322A rgb(67, 50, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43322A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 19.6% green and 16.5% blue (67, 50, 42).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#43322A color codes

HEX	`#43322A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 50, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 19.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.45, 6.33, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.45, 10.24, 51.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.873, 3.642, 2.689)`
Decimal	`4403754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43322A, 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 #43322A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43322A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #43322A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43322a; }
.text { color: #43322a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43322a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 50 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43322a, #433f2a); }

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Questions

What color is #43322A?: #43322A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43322A?: The RGB value is 67, 50, 42: 67 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43322A?: The complementary color is #2A3B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43322A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.