What color is #43313B?

#43313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43313B?

The RGB value is 67, 49, 59: 67 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43313B?

The complementary color is #314339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43313B color

#43313B rgb(67, 49, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43313B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (67, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#43313B color codes

HEX	`#43313B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.67, 10.1, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.67, 10.58, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.202, 3.706, 4.631)`
Decimal	`4403515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43313B, 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 #43313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #43313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43313b; }
.text { color: #43313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43313b, #433132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #43313B?: #43313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43313B?: The RGB value is 67, 49, 59: 67 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43313B?: The complementary color is #314339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.