What color is #433F4F?

#433F4F 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 #433F4F?

The RGB value is 67, 63, 79: 67 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433F4F?

The complementary color is #4B4F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433F4F color

#433F4F rgb(67, 63, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433F4F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (67, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#433F4F color codes

HEX	`#433F4F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, 5.47, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 10.56, 301.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.503, 5.313, 8.131)`
Decimal	`4407119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433F4F, 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 #433F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #433F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433f4f; }
.text { color: #433f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433f4f, #4b3f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #433F4F?: #433F4F 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 #433F4F?: The RGB value is 67, 63, 79: 67 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433F4F?: The complementary color is #4B4F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.