What color is #434229?

#434229 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 #434229?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 41: 67 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434229?

The complementary color is #292A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434229 color

#434229 rgb(67, 66, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #434229 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 16.1% blue (67, 66, 41).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 39% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#434229 color codes

HEX	`#434229`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 39%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, -4.18, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 15.96, 105.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.663, 5.25, 2.865)`
Decimal	`4407849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434229, 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 #434229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #434229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434229; }
.text { color: #434229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434229, #374329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #434229?: #434229 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 #434229?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 41: 67 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434229?: The complementary color is #292A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.