What color is #433D2D?

#433D2D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433D2D?

The RGB value is 67, 61, 45: 67 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433D2D?

The complementary color is #2D3343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433D2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433D2D color

#433D2D rgb(67, 61, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433D2D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.9% green and 17.6% blue (67, 61, 45).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#433D2D color codes

HEX	`#433D2D`
RGB	`rgb(67, 61, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.92, -0.4, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.92, 10.84, 92.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.457, 4.72, 3.158)`
Decimal	`4406573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433D2D, 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 #433D2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433D2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #433D2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433d2d; }
.text { color: #433d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433d2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 61 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433d2d, #3e432d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #433D2D?: #433D2D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433D2D?: The RGB value is 67, 61, 45: 67 red, 61 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433D2D?: The complementary color is #2D3343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433D2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.