What color is #434746?

#434746 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434746?

The RGB value is 67, 71, 70: 67 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434746?

The complementary color is #474344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434746 color

#434746 rgb(67, 71, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434746 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.8% green and 27.5% blue (67, 71, 70).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 3% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#434746 color codes

HEX	`#434746`
RGB	`rgb(67, 71, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, -1.87, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 1.87, 179.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.673, 6.142, 6.68)`
Decimal	`4409158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434746, 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 #434746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #434746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434746; }
.text { color: #434746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 71 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434746, #434647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #434746?: #434746 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434746?: The RGB value is 67, 71, 70: 67 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434746?: The complementary color is #474344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.