What color is #434250?

#434250 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434250?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 80: 67 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434250?

The complementary color is #4F5042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434250 color

#434250 rgb(67, 66, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434250 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 31.4% blue (67, 66, 80).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#434250 color codes

HEX	`#434250`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, 3.76, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 9.06, 294.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.711, 5.669, 8.381)`
Decimal	`4407888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434250, 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 #434250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #434250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434250; }
.text { color: #434250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434250, #4a4250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #434250?: #434250 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434250?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 80: 67 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434250?: The complementary color is #4F5042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.