What color is #443C46?

#443C46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443C46?

The RGB value is 68, 60, 70: 68 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443C46?

The complementary color is #3E463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443C46 color

#443C46 rgb(68, 60, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443C46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.5% green and 27.5% blue (68, 60, 70).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#443C46 color codes

HEX	`#443C46`
RGB	`rgb(68, 60, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 5.65, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 7.44, 319.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.105, 4.903, 6.471)`
Decimal	`4471878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443C46, 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 #443C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #443C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443c46; }
.text { color: #443c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 60 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443c46, #463c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443C46?: #443C46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443C46?: The RGB value is 68, 60, 70: 68 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443C46?: The complementary color is #3E463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.