What color is #443B39?

#443B39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443B39?

The RGB value is 68, 59, 57: 68 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443B39?

The complementary color is #394244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443B39 color

#443B39 rgb(68, 59, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443B39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (68, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#443B39 color codes

HEX	`#443B39`
RGB	`rgb(68, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.72, 3.51, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.72, 4.42, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.686, 4.652, 4.521)`
Decimal	`4471609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443B39, 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 #443B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #443B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443b39; }
.text { color: #443b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443b39, #444139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #443B39?: #443B39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443B39?: The RGB value is 68, 59, 57: 68 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443B39?: The complementary color is #394244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.