What color is #43354E?

#43354E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43354E?

The RGB value is 67, 53, 78: 67 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43354E?

The complementary color is #404E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43354E color

#43354E rgb(67, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #43354E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (67, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#43354E color codes

HEX	`#43354E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, 11.85, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 17.56, 312.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.963, 4.29, 7.773)`
Decimal	`4404558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43354E, 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 #43354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #43354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43354e; }
.text { color: #43354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43354e, #4e354d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #43354E?: #43354E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43354E?: The RGB value is 67, 53, 78: 67 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43354E?: The complementary color is #404E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.