What color is #434A68?

#434A68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434A68?

The RGB value is 67, 74, 104: 67 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434A68?

The complementary color is #686143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434A68 color

#434A68 rgb(67, 74, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #434A68 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29% green and 40.8% blue (67, 74, 104).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#434A68 color codes

HEX	`#434A68`
RGB	`rgb(67, 74, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 29%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, 5.22, -18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 19.09, 285.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.261, 7.09, 14.08)`
Decimal	`4409960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434A68, 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 #434A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #434A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434a68; }
.text { color: #434a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 74 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434a68, #4f4368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #434A68?: #434A68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434A68?: The RGB value is 67, 74, 104: 67 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434A68?: The complementary color is #686143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.