What color is #43425A?

#43425A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43425A?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 90: 67 red, 66 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43425A?

The complementary color is #595A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43425A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43425A color

#43425A rgb(67, 66, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43425A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 35.3% blue (67, 66, 90).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#43425A color codes

HEX	`#43425A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, 6.42, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 15.49, 294.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.108, 5.828, 10.474)`
Decimal	`4407898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43425A, 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 #43425A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43425A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #43425A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43425a; }
.text { color: #43425a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43425a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43425a, #4f425a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #43425A?: #43425A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43425A?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 90: 67 red, 66 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43425A?: The complementary color is #595A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43425A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.