Charcoal

#434343

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for charcoal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Charcoal carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Charcoal color values

Every conversion for #434343, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#434343

RGB67, 67, 67

HSL0, 0%, 26%

HSV0, 0%, 26%

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 74%

Lab28.41, 0.0, 0.0

XYZ5.34, 5.61, 6.11

Decimal4408131

Web safe#333333

Pantone446 C

Shades of charcoal

#3e3e3e #393939 #333333 #2e2e2e #292929 #242424 #1f1f1f #1a1a1a #141414

Tints of charcoal

#555555 #676767 #797979 #8b8b8b #9d9d9d #aeaeae #c0c0c0 #d2d2d2 #e4e4e4 #f6f6f6

Charcoal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 0, 74.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #434343 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 0 74

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 4 80

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Charcoal in css

Copy #434343 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #434343; }
.text { color: #434343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434343; }

How charcoal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Charcoal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #434343 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #434343 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Charcoal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #434343 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around charcoal? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn charcoal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #434343 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from charcoal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #434343 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.