What color is #433D48?

#433D48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #433D48?

The RGB value is 67, 61, 72: 67 red, 61 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433D48?

The complementary color is #42483D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433D48 color

#433D48 rgb(67, 61, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433D48 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 23.9% green and 28.2% blue (67, 61, 72).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#433D48 color codes

HEX	`#433D48`
RGB	`rgb(67, 61, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 23.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 15%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, 5.05, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 7.67, 311.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.153, 4.999, 6.823)`
Decimal	`4406600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433D48, 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 #433D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #433D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433d48; }
.text { color: #433d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 61 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433d48, #483d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433D48?: #433D48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #433D48?: The RGB value is 67, 61, 72: 67 red, 61 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433D48?: The complementary color is #42483D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.