What color is #434C42?

#434C42 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 #434C42?

The RGB value is 67, 76, 66: 67 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434C42?

The complementary color is #4B424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434C42 color

#434C42 rgb(67, 76, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434C42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29.8% green and 25.9% blue (67, 76, 66).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 7% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#434C42 color codes

HEX	`#434C42`
RGB	`rgb(67, 76, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 7%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 13%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, -5.86, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 7.53, 141.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.882, 6.755, 6.147)`
Decimal	`4410434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434C42, 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 #434C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #434C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434c42; }
.text { color: #434c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 76 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434c42, #424c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #434C42?: #434C42 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 #434C42?: The RGB value is 67, 76, 66: 67 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434C42?: The complementary color is #4B424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.