What color is #43444A?

#43444A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43444A?

The RGB value is 67, 68, 74: 67 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43444A?

The complementary color is #4A4943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43444A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43444A color

#43444A rgb(67, 68, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43444A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.7% green and 29% blue (67, 68, 74).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#43444A color codes

HEX	`#43444A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 68, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.96, 0.98, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.96, 3.88, 284.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.618, 5.822, 7.305)`
Decimal	`4408394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43444A, 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 #43444A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43444A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #43444A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43444a; }
.text { color: #43444a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43444a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 68 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43444a, #46434a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #43444A?: #43444A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43444A?: The RGB value is 67, 68, 74: 67 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43444A?: The complementary color is #4A4943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43444A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.