What color is #434E3F?

#434E3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434E3F?

The RGB value is 67, 78, 63: 67 red, 78 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434E3F?

The complementary color is #4A3F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434E3F color

#434E3F rgb(67, 78, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434E3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 30.6% green and 24.7% blue (67, 78, 63).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#434E3F color codes

HEX	`#434E3F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 78, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 30.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.81, -7.7, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.81, 10.7, 135.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.936, 7.001, 5.74)`
Decimal	`4410943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434E3F, 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 #434E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #434E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434e3f; }
.text { color: #434e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 78 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434e3f, #3f4e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #434E3F?: #434E3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434E3F?: The RGB value is 67, 78, 63: 67 red, 78 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434E3F?: The complementary color is #4A3F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.