#443736Cowboy (#443736) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 23°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #443736 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 55, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 11%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 21%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(24.4 5.6 2.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.350 0.019 23) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cowboy is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#463532 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#463735 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#443736 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#443737 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cowboy in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.38:1 and against black 1.85:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a39897 · #7f7372 · #5c504f · #443736 · #1c1211 · #030101
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#75523b · #693d2f · #443736 · #471a25 · #320e21 · #1e0419
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#beab92 · #b1817e · #8b6b3d · #62533e · #443736 · #3b1313
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d3da · #8d6f6d · #645452 · #443736 · #301716 · #100404
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #c3b6b5 · #7f8686 · #5c4f4e · #443736 · #1e2627
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f0ef · #cfc8c7 · #a49c9b · #443736 · #0c0504 · #e44e51
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6f0ef · #cfc8c7 · #a49c9b · #443736 · #0c0504 · #dac54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f9 · #8cc5cb · #469298 · #1d5d62 · #443736 · #341d1b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f9 · #92c7b6 · #548caa · #275e4f · #443736 · #0f2733
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f6e8 · #a3c4a1 · #6d84b2 · #405276 · #443736 · #192918
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f4e3 · #b9be92 · #469298 · #544c73 · #443736 · #08292c
#5F5352 · #7C7170 · #9A908F · #B8B0AF · #D8D1D1
#3A2E2D · #302524 · #261D1C · #1C1514 · #130D0C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.