What color is #434F56?

#434F56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434F56?

The RGB value is 67, 79, 86: 67 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434F56?

The complementary color is #564A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434F56 color

#434F56 rgb(67, 79, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #434F56 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 31% green and 33.7% blue (67, 79, 86).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#434F56 color codes

HEX	`#434F56`
RGB	`rgb(67, 79, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 31%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.83, -2.99, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.83, 6.44, 242.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.79, 7.457, 9.884)`
Decimal	`4411222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434F56, 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 #434F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #434F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434f56; }
.text { color: #434f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 79 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434f56, #434656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #434F56?: #434F56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434F56?: The RGB value is 67, 79, 86: 67 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434F56?: The complementary color is #564A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.