What color is #434550?

#434550 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434550?

The RGB value is 67, 69, 80: 67 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434550?

The complementary color is #504E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434550 color

#434550 rgb(67, 69, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434550 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.1% green and 31.4% blue (67, 69, 80).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#434550 color codes

HEX	`#434550`
RGB	`rgb(67, 69, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, 1.81, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 7.09, 284.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.891, 6.029, 8.441)`
Decimal	`4408656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434550, 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 #434550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #434550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434550; }
.text { color: #434550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 69 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434550, #484350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434550?: #434550 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434550?: The RGB value is 67, 69, 80: 67 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434550?: The complementary color is #504E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.