What color is #43113C?

#43113C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43113C?

The RGB value is 67, 17, 60: 67 red, 17 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43113C?

The complementary color is #114318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43113C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43113C color

#43113C rgb(67, 17, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43113C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 6.7% green and 23.5% blue (67, 17, 60).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 10% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#43113C color codes

HEX	`#43113C`
RGB	`rgb(67, 17, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 6.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 75%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 10%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, 29.72, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 33.49, 332.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.331, 1.921, 4.469)`
Decimal	`4395324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43113C, 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 #43113C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43113C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #43113C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43113c; }
.text { color: #43113c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43113c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 17 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43113c, #431123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43113C?: #43113C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43113C?: The RGB value is 67, 17, 60: 67 red, 17 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43113C?: The complementary color is #114318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43113C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.