What color is #433D40?

#433D40 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 #433D40?

The RGB value is 67, 61, 64: 67 red, 61 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433D40?

The complementary color is #3D4340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433D40 color

#433D40 rgb(67, 61, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433D40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.9% green and 25.1% blue (67, 61, 64).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#433D40 color codes

HEX	`#433D40`
RGB	`rgb(67, 61, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, 3.22, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 3.35, 344.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.909, 4.901, 5.537)`
Decimal	`4406592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433D40, 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 #433D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #433D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433d40; }
.text { color: #433d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 61 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433d40, #433d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433D40?: #433D40 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 #433D40?: The RGB value is 67, 61, 64: 67 red, 61 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433D40?: The complementary color is #3D4340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.