What color is #43402B?

#43402B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43402B?

The RGB value is 67, 64, 43: 67 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43402B?

The complementary color is #2B2E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43402B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43402B color

#43402B rgb(67, 64, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #43402B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.1% green and 16.9% blue (67, 64, 43).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 36% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#43402B color codes

HEX	`#43402B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 64, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 36%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, -2.62, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 13.6, 101.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.584, 5.035, 3.015)`
Decimal	`4407339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43402B, 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 #43402B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43402B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #43402B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43402b; }
.text { color: #43402b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43402b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 64 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43402b, #3a432b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #43402B?: #43402B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43402B?: The RGB value is 67, 64, 43: 67 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43402B?: The complementary color is #2B2E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43402B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.