What color is #43423E?

#43423E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43423E?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 62: 67 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43423E?

The complementary color is #3E3F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43423E color

#43423E rgb(67, 66, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43423E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (67, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#43423E color codes

HEX	`#43423E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 7%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, -0.44, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 2.62, 99.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.132, 5.438, 5.336)`
Decimal	`4407870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43423E, 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 #43423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #43423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43423e; }
.text { color: #43423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43423e, #42433e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #43423E?: #43423E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43423E?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 62: 67 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43423E?: The complementary color is #3E3F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.