What color is #433A4B?

#433A4B 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 #433A4B?

The RGB value is 67, 58, 75: 67 red, 58 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #433A4B?

The complementary color is #424B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #433A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#433A4B color

#433A4B rgb(67, 58, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #433A4B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 22.7% green and 29.4% blue (67, 58, 75).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#433A4B color codes

HEX	`#433A4B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 58, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 22.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 7.77, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 11.83, 311.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.098, 4.727, 7.299)`
Decimal	`4405835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #433A4B, 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 #433A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#433A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #433A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #433a4b; }
.text { color: #433a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #433a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 58 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #433a4b, #4b3a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #433A4B?: #433A4B 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 #433A4B?: The RGB value is 67, 58, 75: 67 red, 58 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #433A4B?: The complementary color is #424B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #433A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.