What color is #434645?

#434645 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434645?

The RGB value is 67, 70, 69: 67 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434645?

The complementary color is #464344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434645 color

#434645 rgb(67, 70, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434645 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.5% green and 27.1% blue (67, 70, 69).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#434645 color codes

HEX	`#434645`
RGB	`rgb(67, 70, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, -1.46, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 1.47, 173.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.579, 6.003, 6.494)`
Decimal	`4408901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434645, 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 #434645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #434645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434645; }
.text { color: #434645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 70 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434645, #434646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #434645?: #434645 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434645?: The RGB value is 67, 70, 69: 67 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434645?: The complementary color is #464344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.