What color is #443D3C?

#443D3C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443D3C?

The RGB value is 68, 61, 60: 68 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443D3C?

The complementary color is #3C4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443D3C color

#443D3C rgb(68, 61, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443D3C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.9% green and 23.5% blue (68, 61, 60).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#443D3C color codes

HEX	`#443D3C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 61, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.43, 2.81, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.43, 3.29, 31.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.868, 4.893, 4.962)`
Decimal	`4472124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443D3C, 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 #443D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #443D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443d3c; }
.text { color: #443d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 61 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443d3c, #44413c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443D3C?: #443D3C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443D3C?: The RGB value is 68, 61, 60: 68 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443D3C?: The complementary color is #3C4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.