What color is #424D43?

#424D43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424D43?

The RGB value is 66, 77, 67: 66 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424D43?

The complementary color is #4D424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424D43 color

#424D43 rgb(66, 77, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424D43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.2% green and 26.3% blue (66, 77, 67).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#424D43 color codes

HEX	`#424D43`
RGB	`rgb(66, 77, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, -6.67, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 8.02, 146.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.914, 6.871, 6.324)`
Decimal	`4345155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424D43, 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 #424D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #424D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424d43; }
.text { color: #424d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 77 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424d43, #424d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #424D43?: #424D43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424D43?: The RGB value is 66, 77, 67: 66 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424D43?: The complementary color is #4D424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.