What color is #434028?

#434028 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434028?

The RGB value is 67, 64, 40: 67 red, 64 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434028?

The complementary color is #282B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434028 color

#434028 rgb(67, 64, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #434028 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.1% green and 15.7% blue (67, 64, 40).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 40% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#434028 color codes

HEX	`#434028`
RGB	`rgb(67, 64, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 40%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, -3.07, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 15.47, 101.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.531, 5.013, 2.736)`
Decimal	`4407336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434028, 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 #434028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #434028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434028; }
.text { color: #434028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 64 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434028, #394328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #434028?: #434028 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434028?: The RGB value is 67, 64, 40: 67 red, 64 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434028?: The complementary color is #282B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.