What color is #424443?

#424443 is a dark gray known as Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vulcanised?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 67: 66 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vulcanised?

The complementary color is #444243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vulcanised color: hex code #424443

#424443 rgb(66, 68, 67)

Shades of gray

Vulcanised has the hex code #424443. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 26.3% blue (66, 68, 67).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

Vulcanised (#424443) color codes

HEX	`#424443`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.64, -1.06, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.64, 1.1, 163.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.327, 5.698, 6.128)`
Decimal	`4342851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vulcanised, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #424443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #424443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424443; }
.text { color: #424443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424443, #424444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #424443 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #424443?: #424443 is a dark gray known as Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vulcanised?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 67: 66 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vulcanised?: The complementary color is #444243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.