What color is #434544?

#434544 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434544?

The RGB value is 67, 69, 68: 67 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434544?

The complementary color is #454344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434544 color

#434544 rgb(67, 69, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434544 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.1% green and 26.7% blue (67, 69, 68).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#434544 color codes

HEX	`#434544`
RGB	`rgb(67, 69, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, -1.05, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 1.1, 163.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.486, 5.867, 6.311)`
Decimal	`4408644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434544, 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 #434544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #434544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434544; }
.text { color: #434544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 69 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434544, #434545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #434544?: #434544 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434544?: The RGB value is 67, 69, 68: 67 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434544?: The complementary color is #454344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.