What color is #43442E?

#43442E 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 #43442E?

The RGB value is 67, 68, 46: 67 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43442E?

The complementary color is #2F2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43442E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43442E color

#43442E rgb(67, 68, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #43442E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.7% green and 18% blue (67, 68, 46).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#43442E color codes

HEX	`#43442E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 68, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.18, -4.66, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.18, 14.03, 109.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.875, 5.525, 3.394)`
Decimal	`4408366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43442E, 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 #43442E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43442E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #43442E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43442e; }
.text { color: #43442e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43442e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 68 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43442e, #38442e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #43442E?: #43442E 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 #43442E?: The RGB value is 67, 68, 46: 67 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43442E?: The complementary color is #2F2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43442E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.