What color is #434B40?

#434B40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434B40?

The RGB value is 67, 75, 64: 67 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434B40?

The complementary color is #48404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434B40 color

#434B40 rgb(67, 75, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434B40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (67, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#434B40 color codes

HEX	`#434B40`
RGB	`rgb(67, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, -5.67, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 7.88, 136)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.756, 6.596, 5.819)`
Decimal	`4410176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434B40, 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 #434B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #434B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434b40; }
.text { color: #434b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434b40, #404b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #434B40?: #434B40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434B40?: The RGB value is 67, 75, 64: 67 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434B40?: The complementary color is #48404B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.