Colour
#423B38
- #423B38
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#423B38 is a orange with RGB values 66, 59, 56 and HSL 18°, 8%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#423B38#423B38
HEX#423B38
RGBrgb(66, 59, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2314, 0.2196
RGB percentages25.9%, 23.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(18, 8.2%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18, 15.2%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 15.2%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,340,536
CSS custom property--colour: #423B38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#BDC4C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#383F42
Analogous#42383A, #424038
Triadic#38423B, #3B3842
Split complementary#384240, #383A42
Tetradic#3A4238, #383F42, #403842
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G59
B56
Red66 (25.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue18°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 3B · B 38
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