#443B3C Color

#443B3C is rgb(68, 59, 60) in RGB, hsl(353, 7%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xumo (#413639), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#443B3C

HEX#443B3C

RGBrgb(68, 59, 60)

HSLhsl(353, 7%, 25%)

HSVhsv(353, 13%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(36.2% 0.013 10.1)

LABlab(25.85% 4.20 0.89)

LCHlch(25.85% 4.30 12.02)

What #443B3C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #443B3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xumo#413639ΔE 2.49 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 5.43 Jet#343434ΔE 5.97 Onyx#353839ΔE 6.27 Black Olive#3B3C36ΔE 6.28 Quartz#51484FΔE 6.93

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#443B3C Channel Values

How #443B3C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 68 · G 59 · B 60	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 353° · S 7% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 353° · S 13% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 12% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.84:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #443B3C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #443B3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #443B3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #443B3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #443B3C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #443B3C.

How #443B3C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#443B3C

Protanopia#3D3D3C

Protanomaly#403C3C

Deuteranopia#3E3E3C

Deuteranomaly#413D3C

Tritanopia#443B3B

Tritanomaly#443B3B

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #443B3C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-443b3c: #443B3C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #443B3C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-443b3c': '#443B3C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.231, blue: 0.235)

Android XML<color name="color_443b3c">#443B3C</color>

SVG fillfill="#443B3C"

More Gray Colors

#443B3C sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272a d9d9d9 292524 d8d8d8 292929 d6d6d6 2a2d2f d6d3d1 2b2b2b d4d4d8 2e2e2e d4d4d4 353839 43494e 51484f 5c5c5c 6b6e70 796878 838996 8e8c84 a1a1a1 acacac bebebe d1d1d1

#443B3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #443B3C?

#443B3C is a dark gray — rgb(68, 59, 60) in RGB and hsl(353, 7%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xumo (#413639), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.49.

What is the RGB value of #443B3C?

#443B3C is rgb(68, 59, 60) — red 68, green 59, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #443B3C?

#443B3C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #443B3C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #443B3C scores 10.84:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #443B3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #443B3C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.96, which is visibly different.

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