What color is #43102F?

#43102F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43102F?

The RGB value is 67, 16, 47: 67 red, 16 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43102F?

The complementary color is #104324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43102F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43102F color

#43102F rgb(67, 16, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43102F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 6.3% green and 18.4% blue (67, 16, 47).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 61% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#43102F color codes

HEX	`#43102F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 16, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 6.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 61%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 76%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.23, 27.96, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.23, 28.92, 345.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.013, 1.769, 2.872)`
Decimal	`4395055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43102F, 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 #43102F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43102F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #43102F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43102f; }
.text { color: #43102f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43102f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 16 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43102f, #431016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43102F?: #43102F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43102F?: The RGB value is 67, 16, 47: 67 red, 16 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43102F?: The complementary color is #104324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43102F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.