What color is #67422A?

#67422A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67422A?

The RGB value is 103, 66, 42: 103 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67422A?

The complementary color is #2A4F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67422A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67422A color

#67422A rgb(103, 66, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #67422A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 25.9% green and 16.5% blue (103, 66, 42).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#67422A color codes

HEX	`#67422A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 66, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 25.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 59%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.69, 13.21, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.69, 24.87, 57.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.96, 6.948, 3.112)`
Decimal	`6767146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67422A, 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 #67422A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#67422A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #67422A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67422a; }
.text { color: #67422a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67422a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 66 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67422a, #67612a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #67422A?: #67422A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67422A?: The RGB value is 103, 66, 42: 103 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67422A?: The complementary color is #2A4F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67422A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.