What color is #434B20?

#434B20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434B20?

The RGB value is 67, 75, 32: 67 red, 75 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434B20?

The complementary color is #28204B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434B20 color

#434B20 rgb(67, 75, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #434B20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29.4% green and 12.5% blue (67, 75, 32).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#434B20 color codes

HEX	`#434B20`
RGB	`rgb(67, 75, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 57%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, -10.78, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 26.55, 113.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.092, 6.33, 2.32)`
Decimal	`4410144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434B20, 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 #434B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #434B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434b20; }
.text { color: #434b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 75 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434b20, #2e4b20); }

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Questions

What color is #434B20?: #434B20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434B20?: The RGB value is 67, 75, 32: 67 red, 75 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434B20?: The complementary color is #28204B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.