What color is #433A49?

#433A49 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 #433A49?

The RGB value is 67, 58, 73: 67 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433A49?

The complementary color is #40493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433A49 color

#433A49 rgb(67, 58, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433A49 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 22.7% green and 28.6% blue (67, 58, 73).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#433A49 color codes

HEX	`#433A49`
RGB	`rgb(67, 58, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 22.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.86, 7.28, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.86, 10.61, 313.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.03, 4.7, 6.944)`
Decimal	`4405833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433A49, 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 #433A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #433A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433a49; }
.text { color: #433a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 58 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433a49, #493a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #433A49?: #433A49 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 #433A49?: The RGB value is 67, 58, 73: 67 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433A49?: The complementary color is #40493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.