What color is #434740?

#434740 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 #434740?

The RGB value is 67, 71, 64: 67 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434740?

The complementary color is #444047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434740 color

#434740 rgb(67, 71, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434740 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.8% green and 25.1% blue (67, 71, 64).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% 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 9.49:1).

#434740 color codes

HEX	`#434740`
RGB	`rgb(67, 71, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 10%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, -3.19, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 4.84, 131.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.493, 6.07, 5.732)`
Decimal	`4409152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434740, 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 #434740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #434740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434740; }
.text { color: #434740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 71 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434740, #404741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #434740?: #434740 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 #434740?: The RGB value is 67, 71, 64: 67 red, 71 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434740?: The complementary color is #444047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.