What color is #434751?

#434751 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434751?

The RGB value is 67, 71, 81: 67 red, 71 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434751?

The complementary color is #514D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434751 color

#434751 rgb(67, 71, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434751 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.8% green and 31.8% blue (67, 71, 81).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#434751 color codes

HEX	`#434751`
RGB	`rgb(67, 71, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.14, 0.78, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.14, 6.56, 276.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.053, 6.294, 8.679)`
Decimal	`4409169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434751, 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 #434751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #434751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434751; }
.text { color: #434751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 71 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434751, #464351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434751?: #434751 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434751?: The RGB value is 67, 71, 81: 67 red, 71 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434751?: The complementary color is #514D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.