What color is #434321?

#434321 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 #434321?

The RGB value is 67, 67, 33: 67 red, 67 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434321?

The complementary color is #212143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434321 color

#434321 rgb(67, 67, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #434321 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.3% green and 12.9% blue (67, 67, 33).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#434321 color codes

HEX	`#434321`
RGB	`rgb(67, 67, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 51%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 51%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, -5.86, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 21.37, 105.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.596, 5.318, 2.223)`
Decimal	`4408097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434321, 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 #434321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #434321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434321; }
.text { color: #434321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 67 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434321, #324321); }

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Questions

What color is #434321?: #434321 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 #434321?: The RGB value is 67, 67, 33: 67 red, 67 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434321?: The complementary color is #212143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.