What color is #43443D?

#43443D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43443D?

The RGB value is 67, 68, 61: 67 red, 68 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43443D?

The complementary color is #3E3D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43443D?

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.

#43443D color

#43443D rgb(67, 68, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43443D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.7% green and 23.9% blue (67, 68, 61).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#43443D color codes

HEX	`#43443D`
RGB	`rgb(67, 68, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.55, -1.92, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.55, 4.53, 115.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.224, 5.664, 5.232)`
Decimal	`4408381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43443D, 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 #43443D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43443D 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 #43443D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43443d; }
.text { color: #43443d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43443d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 68 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43443d, #3f443d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #43443D?: #43443D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43443D?: The RGB value is 67, 68, 61: 67 red, 68 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43443D?: The complementary color is #3E3D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43443D?: 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.