What color is #43232E?

#43232E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43232E?

The RGB value is 67, 35, 46: 67 red, 35 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43232E?

The complementary color is #234338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43232E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43232E color

#43232E rgb(67, 35, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #43232E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 13.7% green and 18% blue (67, 35, 46).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 31% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#43232E color codes

HEX	`#43232E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 35, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 13.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 31%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.33, 16.9, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.33, 16.91, 358.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.409, 2.593, 2.905)`
Decimal	`4399918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43232E, 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 #43232E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43232E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #43232E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43232e; }
.text { color: #43232e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43232e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 35 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43232e, #432823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #43232E?: #43232E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43232E?: The RGB value is 67, 35, 46: 67 red, 35 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43232E?: The complementary color is #234338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43232E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.