What color is #43182F?

#43182F is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blackberry?

The RGB value is 67, 24, 47: 67 red, 24 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blackberry?

The complementary color is #18432C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43182F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blackberry color: hex code #43182F

#43182F rgb(67, 24, 47)

Shades of purple

Blackberry has the hex code #43182F. It is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9.4% green and 18.4% blue (67, 24, 47).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

Blackberry (#43182F) color codes

HEX	`#43182F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 24, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, 23.79, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 24.33, 347.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.155, 2.052, 2.919)`
Decimal	`4397103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blackberry, 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 #43182F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43182F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #43182F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43182f; }
.text { color: #43182f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43182f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 24 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43182f, #43181a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #43182F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #43182F?: #43182F is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blackberry?: The RGB value is 67, 24, 47: 67 red, 24 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blackberry?: The complementary color is #18432C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43182F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.