What color is #423F53?

#423F53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423F53?

The RGB value is 66, 63, 83: 66 red, 63 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423F53?

The complementary color is #50533F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423F53 color

#423F53 rgb(66, 63, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423F53 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.7% green and 32.5% blue (66, 63, 83).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#423F53 color codes

HEX	`#423F53`
RGB	`rgb(66, 63, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.68, 6.13, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.68, 13.08, 297.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.585, 5.338, 8.918)`
Decimal	`4341587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423F53, 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 #423F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #423F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423f53; }
.text { color: #423f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 63 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423f53, #4c3f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423F53?: #423F53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423F53?: The RGB value is 66, 63, 83: 66 red, 63 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423F53?: The complementary color is #50533F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.