What color is #443C41?

#443C41 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 #443C41?

The RGB value is 68, 60, 65: 68 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443C41?

The complementary color is #3C443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443C41 color

#443C41 rgb(68, 60, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443C41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.5% green and 25.5% blue (68, 60, 65).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#443C41 color codes

HEX	`#443C41`
RGB	`rgb(68, 60, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 4.52, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 4.87, 338.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.954, 4.842, 5.674)`
Decimal	`4471873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443C41, 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 #443C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #443C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443c41; }
.text { color: #443c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 60 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443c41, #443c3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443C41?: #443C41 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 #443C41?: The RGB value is 68, 60, 65: 68 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443C41?: The complementary color is #3C443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.