What color is #414344?

#414344 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #414344?

The RGB value is 65, 67, 68: 65 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #414344?

The complementary color is #444241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#414344 color

#414344 rgb(65, 67, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #414344 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 26.3% green and 26.7% blue (65, 67, 68).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Metropolitan Silhouette (#3E4244), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#414344 color codes

HEX	`#414344`
RGB	`rgb(65, 67, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 26.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, -0.6, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 1.08, 236.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.23, 5.555, 6.264)`
Decimal	`4277060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #414344, 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 #414344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #414344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414344; }
.text { color: #414344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 67 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414344, #414244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #414344?: #414344 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #414344?: The RGB value is 65, 67, 68: 65 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #414344?: The complementary color is #444241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.