What color is #434859?

#434859 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434859?

The RGB value is 67, 72, 89: 67 red, 72 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434859?

The complementary color is #595443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434859 color

#434859 rgb(67, 72, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434859 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.2% green and 34.9% blue (67, 72, 89).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#434859 color codes

HEX	`#434859`
RGB	`rgb(67, 72, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 2.24, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 10.96, 281.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.435, 6.549, 10.374)`
Decimal	`4409433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434859, 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 #434859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #434859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434859; }
.text { color: #434859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 72 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434859, #494359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434859?: #434859 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434859?: The RGB value is 67, 72, 89: 67 red, 72 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434859?: The complementary color is #595443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.