What color is #43293F?

#43293F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43293F?

The RGB value is 67, 41, 63: 67 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43293F?

The complementary color is #29432D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43293F color

#43293F rgb(67, 41, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43293F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (67, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#43293F color codes

HEX	`#43293F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.59, 16.28, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.59, 18.59, 331.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.005, 3.138, 5.096)`
Decimal	`4401471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43293F, 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 #43293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #43293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43293f; }
.text { color: #43293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43293f, #432932); }

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Questions

What color is #43293F?: #43293F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43293F?: The RGB value is 67, 41, 63: 67 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43293F?: The complementary color is #29432D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.