What color is #43384A?

#43384A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43384A?

The RGB value is 67, 56, 74: 67 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43384A?

The complementary color is #3F4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43384A color

#43384A rgb(67, 56, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43384A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 22% green and 29% blue (67, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#43384A color codes

HEX	`#43384A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.31, 8.85, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.31, 12.79, 313.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.965, 4.516, 7.087)`
Decimal	`4405322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43384A, 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 #43384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #43384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43384a; }
.text { color: #43384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43384a, #4a3848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #43384A?: #43384A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43384A?: The RGB value is 67, 56, 74: 67 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43384A?: The complementary color is #3F4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.