What color is #434331?

#434331 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434331?

The RGB value is 67, 67, 49: 67 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434331?

The complementary color is #313143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434331 color

#434331 rgb(67, 67, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434331 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.3% green and 19.2% blue (67, 67, 49).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#434331 color codes

HEX	`#434331`
RGB	`rgb(67, 67, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, -3.54, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 11.53, 107.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.876, 5.429, 3.696)`
Decimal	`4408113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434331, 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 #434331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #434331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434331; }
.text { color: #434331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 67 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434331, #3a4331); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #434331?: #434331 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434331?: The RGB value is 67, 67, 49: 67 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434331?: The complementary color is #313143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.