What color is #443534?

#443534 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443534?

The RGB value is 68, 53, 52: 68 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443534?

The complementary color is #344344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443534 color

#443534 rgb(68, 53, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443534 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 20.8% green and 20.4% blue (68, 53, 52).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#443534 color codes

HEX	`#443534`
RGB	`rgb(68, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.75, 6.51, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.75, 7.25, 25.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.277, 4.023, 3.799)`
Decimal	`4470068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443534, 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 #443534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #443534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443534; }
.text { color: #443534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443534, #443d34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #443534?: #443534 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443534?: The RGB value is 68, 53, 52: 68 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443534?: The complementary color is #344344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.