What color is #423F59?

#423F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423F59?

The RGB value is 66, 63, 89: 66 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423F59?

The complementary color is #56593F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423F59 color

#423F59 rgb(66, 63, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #423F59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 24.7% green and 34.9% blue (66, 63, 89).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#423F59 color codes

HEX	`#423F59`
RGB	`rgb(66, 63, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 24.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 7.76, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 16.94, 297.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.827, 5.434, 10.191)`
Decimal	`4341593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423F59, 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 #423F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #423F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423f59; }
.text { color: #423f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 63 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423f59, #4f3f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #423F59?: #423F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423F59?: The RGB value is 66, 63, 89: 66 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423F59?: The complementary color is #56593F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.