#432828 Color

#432828 is rgb(67, 40, 40) in RGB, hsl(0, 25%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Temptress (#3C2126), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#432828

HEX#432828

RGBrgb(67, 40, 40)

HSLhsl(0, 25%, 21%)

HSVhsv(0, 40%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(31.1% 0.041 19.6)

LABlab(19.63% 13.03 5.56)

LCHlch(19.63% 14.16 23.11)

What #432828 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #432828, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Temptress#3C2126ΔE 4.43 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 5.03 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 8.12 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 8.22 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 8.73 Xumo#413639ΔE 10.28

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#432828 Channel Values

How #432828 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 67 · G 40 · B 40	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 25% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 40% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 40% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.35:1 vs white · 1.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #432828 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #432828

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #432828; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #432828

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #432828 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#432828

Protanopia#2E2E28

Protanomaly#372C28

Deuteranopia#333327

Deuteranomaly#3A2F27

Tritanopia#432828

Tritanomaly#432828

Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

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Using #432828 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-432828: #432828;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #432828;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-432828': '#432828' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.157, blue: 0.157)

Android XML<color name="color_432828">#432828</color>

SVG fillfill="#432828"

More Red Colors

#432828 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

43302e 420a00 441306 420000 450902 400c0c 460809 400707 470000 3d1010 47000c 3d0c02 690c0c 882d17 9f0712 b90e0a cb6d51 db2d43 e97451 f62a13 febaad ff4766 ffa1ad ffe2e2

#432828 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #432828?

#432828 is a dark red — rgb(67, 40, 40) in RGB and hsl(0, 25%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Temptress (#3C2126), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.43.

What is the RGB value of #432828?

#432828 is rgb(67, 40, 40) — red 67, green 40, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #432828?

#432828 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #432828 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #432828 scores 13.35:1 against white and 1.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #432828 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #432828 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 24.21, which is visibly different.

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