What color is #43173E?

#43173E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43173E?

The RGB value is 67, 23, 62: 67 red, 23 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43173E?

The complementary color is #17431C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43173E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43173E color

#43173E rgb(67, 23, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43173E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9% green and 24.3% blue (67, 23, 62).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#43173E color codes

HEX	`#43173E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 23, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.28, 27.08, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.28, 30.93, 331.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.491, 2.154, 4.788)`
Decimal	`4396862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43173E, 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 #43173E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43173E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #43173E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43173e; }
.text { color: #43173e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43173e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 23 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43173e, #431728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43173E?: #43173E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43173E?: The RGB value is 67, 23, 62: 67 red, 23 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43173E?: The complementary color is #17431C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43173E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.