What color is #43273A?

#43273A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43273A?

The RGB value is 67, 39, 58: 67 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43273A?

The complementary color is #274330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43273A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43273A color

#43273A rgb(67, 39, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43273A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 15.3% green and 22.7% blue (67, 39, 58).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 13% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#43273A color codes

HEX	`#43273A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 39, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 15.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 13%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.84, 16.54, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.84, 17.84, 337.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.804, 2.95, 4.371)`
Decimal	`4400954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43273A, 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 #43273A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43273A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #43273A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43273a; }
.text { color: #43273a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43273a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 39 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43273a, #43272c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43273A?: #43273A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43273A?: The RGB value is 67, 39, 58: 67 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43273A?: The complementary color is #274330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43273A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.