What color is #434347?

#434347 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434347?

The RGB value is 67, 67, 71: 67 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434347?

The complementary color is #474743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434347 color

#434347 rgb(67, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434347 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (67, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Stargazing (#414549), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#434347 color codes

HEX	`#434347`
RGB	`rgb(67, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 0.91, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 2.58, 290.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.459, 5.663, 6.765)`
Decimal	`4408135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434347, 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 #434347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #434347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434347; }
.text { color: #434347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434347, #454347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #434347?: #434347 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434347?: The RGB value is 67, 67, 71: 67 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434347?: The complementary color is #474743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.