What color is #434454?

#434454 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434454?

The RGB value is 67, 68, 84: 67 red, 68 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434454?

The complementary color is #545343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434454 color

#434454 rgb(67, 68, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434454 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.7% green and 32.9% blue (67, 68, 84).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#434454 color codes

HEX	`#434454`
RGB	`rgb(67, 68, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 3.49, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 10.29, 289.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.982, 5.968, 9.222)`
Decimal	`4408404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434454, 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 #434454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #434454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434454; }
.text { color: #434454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 68 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434454, #4b4354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434454?: #434454 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434454?: The RGB value is 67, 68, 84: 67 red, 68 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434454?: The complementary color is #545343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.