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#43290F Color

#43290F is rgb(67, 41, 15) in RGB, hsl(30, 63%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 78%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#43290F
HEX#43290F
RGBrgb(67, 41, 15)
HSLhsl(30, 63%, 16%)
HSVhsv(30, 78%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 78%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.055 63.1)
LABlab(19.50% 10.43 21.65)
LCHlch(19.50% 24.03 64.27)

What #43290F 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 #43290F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#43290F Channel Values

How #43290F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 67 · G 41 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 63% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 78% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 78% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.44:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #43290F 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 text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #43290F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #43290F; 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 #43290F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #43290F.

How #43290F 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#43290F
Protanopia#2F2F0F
Protanomaly#382C0F
Deuteranopia#33330C
Deuteranomaly#3A2F0E
Tritanopia#442727
Tritanomaly#44281F
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #43290F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-43290f: #43290F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #43290F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-43290f': '#43290F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.161, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_43290f">#43290F</color>
SVG fillfill="#43290F"

More Brown Colors

#43290F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#43290F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #43290F?

#43290F is a darkest brown — rgb(67, 41, 15) in RGB and hsl(30, 63%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #43290F?

#43290F is rgb(67, 41, 15) — red 67, green 41, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #43290F?

#43290F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 78%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #43290F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #43290F scores 13.44:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #43290F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #43290F 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 30.95, which is a different colour altogether.

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