What color is #433E14?

#433E14 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433E14?

The RGB value is 67, 62, 20: 67 red, 62 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433E14?

The complementary color is #141943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433E14 color

#433E14 rgb(67, 62, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #433E14 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.3% green and 7.8% blue (67, 62, 20).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 54% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 70% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#433E14 color codes

HEX	`#433E14`
RGB	`rgb(67, 62, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 54%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 70%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 70%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.83, -4.04, 25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.83, 26.17, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.164, 4.689, 1.347)`
Decimal	`4406804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433E14, 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 #433E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #433E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433e14; }
.text { color: #433e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 62 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433e14, #304314); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #433E14?: #433E14 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433E14?: The RGB value is 67, 62, 20: 67 red, 62 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433E14?: The complementary color is #141943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.