What color is #423D41?

#423D41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423D41?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 65: 66 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D41?

The complementary color is #3D423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D41 color

#423D41 rgb(66, 61, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423D41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (66, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#423D41 color codes

HEX	`#423D41`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 8%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 3.02, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 3.45, 330.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.87, 4.877, 5.685)`
Decimal	`4341057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D41, 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 #423D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #423D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d41; }
.text { color: #423d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d41, #423d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423D41?: #423D41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423D41?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 65: 66 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D41?: The complementary color is #3D423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.