What color is #43112C?

#43112C 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 #43112C?

The RGB value is 67, 17, 44: 67 red, 17 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43112C?

The complementary color is #114328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43112C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43112C color

#43112C rgb(67, 17, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43112C is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 6.7% green and 17.3% blue (67, 17, 44).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 34% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#43112C color codes

HEX	`#43112C`
RGB	`rgb(67, 17, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 6.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 75%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 34%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.27, 27.02, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.27, 27.52, 349.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.97, 1.776, 2.569)`
Decimal	`4395308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43112C, 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 #43112C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43112C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #43112C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43112c; }
.text { color: #43112c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43112c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 17 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43112c, #431113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #43112C?: #43112C 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 #43112C?: The RGB value is 67, 17, 44: 67 red, 17 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43112C?: The complementary color is #114328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43112C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.