What color is #423E40?

#423E40 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 #423E40?

The RGB value is 66, 62, 64: 66 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423E40?

The complementary color is #3E4240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423E40 color

#423E40 rgb(66, 62, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423E40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (66, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#423E40 color codes

HEX	`#423E40`
RGB	`rgb(66, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 6%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 2.14, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 2.23, 344.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.895, 4.974, 5.552)`
Decimal	`4341312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423E40, 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 #423E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #423E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423e40; }
.text { color: #423e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423e40, #423e3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423E40?: #423E40 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 #423E40?: The RGB value is 66, 62, 64: 66 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423E40?: The complementary color is #3E4240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.