What color is #434957?

#434957 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 #434957?

The RGB value is 67, 73, 87: 67 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434957?

The complementary color is #575143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434957 color

#434957 rgb(67, 73, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434957 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.6% green and 34.1% blue (67, 73, 87).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#434957 color codes

HEX	`#434957`
RGB	`rgb(67, 73, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, 1.06, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 9.16, 276.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.417, 6.646, 9.96)`
Decimal	`4409687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434957, 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 #434957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #434957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434957; }
.text { color: #434957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 73 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434957, #474357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434957?: #434957 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 #434957?: The RGB value is 67, 73, 87: 67 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434957?: The complementary color is #575143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.