What color is #433B45?

#433B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433B45?

The RGB value is 67, 59, 69: 67 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433B45?

The complementary color is #3D453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433B45 color

#433B45 rgb(67, 59, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433B45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.1% green and 27.1% blue (67, 59, 69).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#433B45 color codes

HEX	`#433B45`
RGB	`rgb(67, 59, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.01, 5.66, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.01, 7.46, 319.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.953, 4.751, 6.285)`
Decimal	`4406085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433B45, 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 #433B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #433B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433b45; }
.text { color: #433b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 59 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433b45, #453b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433B45?: #433B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433B45?: The RGB value is 67, 59, 69: 67 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433B45?: The complementary color is #3D453B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.