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#43341E Color

#43341E is rgb(67, 52, 30) in RGB, hsl(36, 38%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#43341E
HEX#43341E
RGBrgb(67, 52, 30)
HSLhsl(36, 38%, 19%)
HSVhsv(36, 55%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.041 76.2)
LABlab(22.96% 4.50 16.55)
LCHlch(22.96% 17.15 74.77)

What #43341E 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 #43341E, 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.

#43341E Channel Values

How #43341E 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 52 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 38% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 55% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 55% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.01:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #43341E 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 text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #43341E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #43341E; 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 #43341E

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 #43341E.

How #43341E 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#43341E
Protanopia#37371E
Protanomaly#3C361E
Deuteranopia#39391D
Deuteranomaly#3D371D
Tritanopia#453232
Tritanomaly#44332B
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #43341E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-43341e: #43341E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #43341E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-43341e': '#43341E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.204, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_43341e">#43341E</color>
SVG fillfill="#43341E"

More Brown Colors

#43341E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#43341E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #43341E?

#43341E is a darkest brown — rgb(67, 52, 30) in RGB and hsl(36, 38%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #43341E?

#43341E is rgb(67, 52, 30) — red 67, green 52, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #43341E?

#43341E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #43341E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #43341E scores 12.01:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #43341E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #43341E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 27.46, which is a different colour altogether.

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