What color is #434644?

#434644 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434644?

The RGB value is 67, 70, 68: 67 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434644?

The complementary color is #464345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434644 color

#434644 rgb(67, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434644 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (67, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#434644 color codes

HEX	`#434644`
RGB	`rgb(67, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, -1.69, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 1.86, 155.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.548, 5.991, 6.332)`
Decimal	`4408900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434644, 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 #434644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #434644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434644; }
.text { color: #434644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434644, #434646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #434644?: #434644 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434644?: The RGB value is 67, 70, 68: 67 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434644?: The complementary color is #464345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.