What color is #423F45?

#423F45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423F45?

The RGB value is 66, 63, 69: 66 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423F45?

The complementary color is #42453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423F45 color

#423F45 rgb(66, 63, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423F45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.7% green and 27.1% blue (66, 63, 69).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#423F45 color codes

HEX	`#423F45`
RGB	`rgb(66, 63, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.14, 2.63, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.14, 4.14, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.098, 5.143, 6.353)`
Decimal	`4341573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423F45, 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 #423F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #423F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423f45; }
.text { color: #423f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 63 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423f45, #453f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423F45?: #423F45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423F45?: The RGB value is 66, 63, 69: 66 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423F45?: The complementary color is #42453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.