What color is #443E1F?

#443E1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443E1F?

The RGB value is 68, 62, 31: 68 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443E1F?

The complementary color is #1F2544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443E1F color

#443E1F rgb(68, 62, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #443E1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 24.3% green and 12.2% blue (68, 62, 31).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#443E1F color codes

HEX	`#443E1F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 62, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 24.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, -2.47, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 20.04, 97.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.354, 4.773, 1.988)`
Decimal	`4472351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443E1F, 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 #443E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #443E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443e1f; }
.text { color: #443e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 62 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443e1f, #38441f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #443E1F?: #443E1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443E1F?: The RGB value is 68, 62, 31: 68 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443E1F?: The complementary color is #1F2544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.