What color is #433F1F?

#433F1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433F1F?

The RGB value is 67, 63, 31: 67 red, 63 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433F1F?

The complementary color is #1F2343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433F1F color

#433F1F rgb(67, 63, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #433F1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.7% green and 12.2% blue (67, 63, 31).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 54% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#433F1F color codes

HEX	`#433F1F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 63, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 54%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -3.6, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 20.45, 100.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.34, 4.847, 2.003)`
Decimal	`4407071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433F1F, 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 #433F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #433F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433f1f; }
.text { color: #433f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 63 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433f1f, #35431f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #433F1F?: #433F1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433F1F?: The RGB value is 67, 63, 31: 67 red, 63 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433F1F?: The complementary color is #1F2343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.