What color is #423D47?

#423D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423D47?

The RGB value is 66, 61, 71: 66 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423D47?

The complementary color is #42473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423D47 color

#423D47 rgb(66, 61, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423D47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.9% green and 27.8% blue (66, 61, 71).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#423D47 color codes

HEX	`#423D47`
RGB	`rgb(66, 61, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 4.41, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 6.91, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 4.951, 6.649)`
Decimal	`4341063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423D47, 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 #423D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #423D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423d47; }
.text { color: #423d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 61 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423d47, #473d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423D47?: #423D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423D47?: The RGB value is 66, 61, 71: 66 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423D47?: The complementary color is #42473D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.