What color is #43181A?

#43181A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43181A?

The RGB value is 67, 24, 26: 67 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43181A?

The complementary color is #184341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43181A?

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.

#43181A color

#43181A rgb(67, 24, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #43181A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (67, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 61% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#43181A color codes

HEX	`#43181A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 61%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, 21.02, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 22.89, 23.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.828, 1.921, 1.199)`
Decimal	`4397082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43181A, 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 #43181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43181A 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 #43181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43181a; }
.text { color: #43181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43181a, #432c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #43181A?: #43181A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43181A?: The RGB value is 67, 24, 26: 67 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43181A?: The complementary color is #184341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43181A?: 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.