What color is #43351B?

#43351B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43351B?

The RGB value is 67, 53, 27: 67 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43351B?

The complementary color is #1B2943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43351B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43351B color

#43351B rgb(67, 53, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #43351B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 20.8% green and 10.6% blue (67, 53, 27).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 43% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 60% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#43351B color codes

HEX	`#43351B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 53, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 20.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 43%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 60%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 60%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.06, 2.38, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.06, 18.78, 82.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.786, 3.819, 1.574)`
Decimal	`4404507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43351B, 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 #43351B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43351B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #43351B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43351b; }
.text { color: #43351b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43351b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 53 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43351b, #3d431b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #43351B?: #43351B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43351B?: The RGB value is 67, 53, 27: 67 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43351B?: The complementary color is #1B2943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43351B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.