What color is #434839?

#434839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434839?

The RGB value is 67, 72, 57: 67 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434839?

The complementary color is #3E3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434839 color

#434839 rgb(67, 72, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.2% green and 22.4% blue (67, 72, 57).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#434839 color codes

HEX	`#434839`
RGB	`rgb(67, 72, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, -5.21, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 9.83, 122.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.371, 6.123, 4.769)`
Decimal	`4409401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434839, 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 #434839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #434839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434839; }
.text { color: #434839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 72 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434839, #3b4839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #434839?: #434839 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434839?: The RGB value is 67, 72, 57: 67 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434839?: The complementary color is #3E3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.