What color is #434640?

#434640 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434640?

The RGB value is 67, 70, 64: 67 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434640?

The complementary color is #434046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434640 color

#434640 rgb(67, 70, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434640 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.5% green and 25.1% blue (67, 70, 64).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#434640 color codes

HEX	`#434640`
RGB	`rgb(67, 70, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -2.56, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 4.09, 128.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.43, 5.944, 5.711)`
Decimal	`4408896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434640, 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 #434640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #434640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434640; }
.text { color: #434640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 70 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434640, #404640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #434640?: #434640 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434640?: The RGB value is 67, 70, 64: 67 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434640?: The complementary color is #434046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.