What color is #434218?

#434218 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434218?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 24: 67 red, 66 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434218?

The complementary color is #181943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434218 color

#434218 rgb(67, 66, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #434218 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 9.4% blue (67, 66, 24).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 64% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#434218 color codes

HEX	`#434218`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 64%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, -6.18, 25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 25.94, 103.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.428, 5.156, 1.626)`
Decimal	`4407832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434218, 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 #434218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #434218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434218; }
.text { color: #434218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434218, #2f4318); }

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Questions

What color is #434218?: #434218 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434218?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 24: 67 red, 66 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434218?: The complementary color is #181943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.