What color is #433F2C?

#433F2C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433F2C?

The RGB value is 67, 63, 44: 67 red, 63 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433F2C?

The complementary color is #2C3043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433F2C color

#433F2C rgb(67, 63, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433F2C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.7% green and 17.3% blue (67, 63, 44).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#433F2C color codes

HEX	`#433F2C`
RGB	`rgb(67, 63, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, -1.83, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 12.44, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.547, 4.93, 3.094)`
Decimal	`4407084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433F2C, 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 #433F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #433F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433f2c; }
.text { color: #433f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 63 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433f2c, #3b432c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #433F2C?: #433F2C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433F2C?: The RGB value is 67, 63, 44: 67 red, 63 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433F2C?: The complementary color is #2C3043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.