What color is #433C3E?

#433C3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433C3E?

The RGB value is 67, 60, 62: 67 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433C3E?

The complementary color is #3C4341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433C3E color

#433C3E rgb(67, 60, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433C3E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.5% green and 24.3% blue (67, 60, 62).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#433C3E color codes

HEX	`#433C3E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 60, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 3.45, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 3.45, 357.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.8, 4.773, 5.225)`
Decimal	`4406334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433C3E, 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 #433C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #433C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433c3e; }
.text { color: #433c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 60 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433c3e, #433e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433C3E?: #433C3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433C3E?: The RGB value is 67, 60, 62: 67 red, 60 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433C3E?: The complementary color is #3C4341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.