What color is #434040?

#434040 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434040?

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

What is the complementary color of #434040?

The complementary color is #404343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434040 color

#434040 rgb(67, 64, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434040 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#434040 color codes

HEX	`#434040`
RGB	`rgb(67, 64, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.38, 1.27, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.38, 1.35, 19.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.073, 5.23, 5.592)`
Decimal	`4407360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434040, 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 #434040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #434040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434040; }
.text { color: #434040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 64 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434040, #434240); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #434040?: #434040 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434040?: The RGB value is 67, 64, 64: 67 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434040?: The complementary color is #404343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.