Old Burgundy (#43302E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.35:1 — vs black: 1.70:1

Color values

  • HEX #43302E
  • RGB rgb(67, 48, 46)
  • HSL hsl(5, 31%, 26%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 28.36, 31.34, 73.73 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #43302E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#2E4143
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#432E37
#433B2E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#2E4330
#302E43
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#2E433B
#2E3743
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#37432E
#2E4143
#3B2E43
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Old Burgundy
#43302E Base
#0F0B0A
#16100F
#2B1F1D
#5B413F
#70504D
#9C736E
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Old Burgundy, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F0B0A
#191212
#241A19
#2E2120
#392927
Old Burgundy #43302E Base
#6F504C
#9A706C
#B89B98
#D6C6C4
#F5F0F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #43302E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #43302E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #43302E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #43302E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #43302E,
        #2E5458
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #43302E,
        #2E5458
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$old-burgundy: #43302E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$old-burgundy-r: 67;
$old-burgundy-g: 48;
$old-burgundy-b: 46;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $old-burgundy;
    color: rgba($old-burgundy-r, $old-burgundy-g, $old-burgundy-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Old Burgundy appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #43302E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #36362D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #32322E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #433030 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #353535 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Old Burgundy ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Old Burgundy #43302E Base
Dark Puce #4F3A3C ΔE 4.22
Dark Liver (horses) #543D37 ΔE 5.06
Bistre #3D2B1F ΔE 6.23
Taupe #483C32 ΔE 7.52

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.