What color is #434323?

#434323 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434323?

The RGB value is 67, 67, 35: 67 red, 67 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434323?

The complementary color is #232343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434323?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434323 color

#434323 rgb(67, 67, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #434323 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.3% green and 13.7% blue (67, 67, 35).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#434323 color codes

HEX	`#434323`
RGB	`rgb(67, 67, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 48%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, -5.61, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 20.18, 106.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.625, 5.329, 2.375)`
Decimal	`4408099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434323, 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 #434323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #434323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434323; }
.text { color: #434323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 67 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434323, #334323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #434323?: #434323 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434323?: The RGB value is 67, 67, 35: 67 red, 67 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434323?: The complementary color is #232343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434323?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.