Colour

#423E2D

#423E2D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#423E2D is a yellow with RGB values 66, 62, 45 and HSL 49°, 19%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#423E2D

RGBrgb(66, 62, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2431, 0.1765

RGB percentages25.9%, 24.3%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(48.6, 18.9%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 31.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.1%, 31.8%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,341,293

CSS custom property--colour: #423E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.72:1

Contrast with white10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#BDC1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413D2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#433E2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#453B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Black · ΔE 28.4 Gray · ΔE 29.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D3142

Analogous#42332D, #3C422D

Triadic#2D423E, #3E2D42

Split complementary#2D3C42, #332D42

Tetradic#2D4233, #2D3142, #422D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0A98B

Lighter +30%#9B926D

Lighter +20%#7F7756

Lighter +10%#605A42

Darker −10%#242218

Darker −20%#050504

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#50471F

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R66

G62

B45

Red66 (25.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)18.92%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 3E · B 2D

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Colour values

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