What color is #434732?

#434732 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434732?

The RGB value is 67, 71, 50: 67 red, 71 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434732?

The complementary color is #363247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434732 color

#434732 rgb(67, 71, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #434732 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.8% green and 19.6% blue (67, 71, 50).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#434732 color codes

HEX	`#434732`
RGB	`rgb(67, 71, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, -5.86, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 13.46, 115.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.144, 5.93, 3.891)`
Decimal	`4409138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434732, 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 #434732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #434732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434732; }
.text { color: #434732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 71 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434732, #384732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #434732?: #434732 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434732?: The RGB value is 67, 71, 50: 67 red, 71 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434732?: The complementary color is #363247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.