What color is #433A44?

#433A44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433A44?

The RGB value is 67, 58, 68: 67 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433A44?

The complementary color is #3B443A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433A44 color

#433A44 rgb(67, 58, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433A44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (67, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#433A44 color codes

HEX	`#433A44`
RGB	`rgb(67, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 15%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, 6.09, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 7.7, 322.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.871, 4.637, 6.106)`
Decimal	`4405828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433A44, 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 #433A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #433A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433a44; }
.text { color: #433a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433a44, #443a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433A44?: #433A44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433A44?: The RGB value is 67, 58, 68: 67 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433A44?: The complementary color is #3B443A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.