What color is #423E45?

#423E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423E45?

The RGB value is 66, 62, 69: 66 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423E45?

The complementary color is #41453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423E45 color

#423E45 rgb(66, 62, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423E45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.3% green and 27.1% blue (66, 62, 69).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#423E45 color codes

HEX	`#423E45`
RGB	`rgb(66, 62, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, 3.28, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 4.91, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.043, 5.033, 6.335)`
Decimal	`4341317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423E45, 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 #423E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #423E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423e45; }
.text { color: #423e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 62 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423e45, #453e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423E45?: #423E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423E45?: The RGB value is 66, 62, 69: 66 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423E45?: The complementary color is #41453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.