Colour

#423D2A

#423D2A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#423D2A is a yellow with RGB values 66, 61, 42 and HSL 48°, 22%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#423D2A

RGBrgb(66, 61, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2392, 0.1647

RGB percentages25.9%, 23.9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(47.5, 22.2%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 36.4%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 36.4%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,341,034

CSS custom property--colour: #423D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.87:1

Contrast with white10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#BDC2D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413C29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#463A38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Black · ΔE 28.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.1 Gray · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A2F42

Analogous#42312A, #3B422A

Triadic#2A423D, #3D2A42

Split complementary#2A3B42, #312A42

Tetradic#2A4231, #2A2F42, #422A3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B2A986

Lighter +30%#9E9367

Lighter +20%#807752

Lighter +10%#615A3E

Darker −10%#232016

Darker −20%#040302

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#50451D

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R66

G61

B42

Red66 (25.9%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue47.5°

Saturation (HSL)22.22%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 3D · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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