What color is #443E41?

#443E41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443E41?

The RGB value is 68, 62, 65: 68 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443E41?

The complementary color is #3E4441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443E41 color

#443E41 rgb(68, 62, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443E41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 24.3% green and 25.5% blue (68, 62, 65).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#443E41 color codes

HEX	`#443E41`
RGB	`rgb(68, 62, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 24.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.89, 3.21, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.89, 3.34, 344.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.061, 5.056, 5.709)`
Decimal	`4472385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443E41, 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 #443E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #443E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443e41; }
.text { color: #443e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 62 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443e41, #443e3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #443E41?: #443E41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443E41?: The RGB value is 68, 62, 65: 68 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443E41?: The complementary color is #3E4441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.