What color is #434B59?

#434B59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434B59?

The RGB value is 67, 75, 89: 67 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434B59?

The complementary color is #595143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434B59 color

#434B59 rgb(67, 75, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434B59 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29.4% green and 34.9% blue (67, 75, 89).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#434B59 color codes

HEX	`#434B59`
RGB	`rgb(67, 75, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, 0.32, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 9.33, 271.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.634, 6.947, 10.441)`
Decimal	`4410201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434B59, 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 #434B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #434B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434b59; }
.text { color: #434b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 75 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434b59, #464359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434B59?: #434B59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434B59?: The RGB value is 67, 75, 89: 67 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434B59?: The complementary color is #595143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.