What color is #443B40?

#443B40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443B40?

The RGB value is 68, 59, 64: 68 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443B40?

The complementary color is #3B443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443B40 color

#443B40 rgb(68, 59, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443B40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.1% green and 25.1% blue (68, 59, 64).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#443B40 color codes

HEX	`#443B40`
RGB	`rgb(68, 59, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 4.96, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 5.23, 341.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.873, 4.727, 5.505)`
Decimal	`4471616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443B40, 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 #443B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #443B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443b40; }
.text { color: #443b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 59 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443b40, #443b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443B40?: #443B40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443B40?: The RGB value is 68, 59, 64: 68 red, 59 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443B40?: The complementary color is #3B443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.