What color is #434448?

#434448 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434448?

The RGB value is 67, 68, 72: 67 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434448?

The complementary color is #484743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434448 color

#434448 rgb(67, 68, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434448 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.7% green and 28.2% blue (67, 68, 72).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 4% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Stargazing (#414549), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#434448 color codes

HEX	`#434448`
RGB	`rgb(67, 68, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 4%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 7%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 0.5, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 2.6, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.551, 5.795, 6.956)`
Decimal	`4408392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434448, 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 #434448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #434448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434448; }
.text { color: #434448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 68 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434448, #454348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #434448?: #434448 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434448?: The RGB value is 67, 68, 72: 67 red, 68 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434448?: The complementary color is #484743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.