What color is #423E5B?

#423E5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423E5B?

The RGB value is 66, 62, 91: 66 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423E5B?

The complementary color is #575B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423E5B color

#423E5B rgb(66, 62, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423E5B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.3% green and 35.7% blue (66, 62, 91).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#423E5B color codes

HEX	`#423E5B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 62, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, 8.99, -16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 18.93, 298.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.857, 5.359, 10.621)`
Decimal	`4341339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423E5B, 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 #423E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #423E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423e5b; }
.text { color: #423e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 62 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423e5b, #513e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #423E5B?: #423E5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423E5B?: The RGB value is 66, 62, 91: 66 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423E5B?: The complementary color is #575B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.