What color is #43436A?

#43436A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43436A?

The RGB value is 67, 67, 106: 67 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43436A?

The complementary color is #6A6A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43436A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43436A color

#43436A rgb(67, 67, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43436A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 26.3% green and 41.6% blue (67, 67, 106).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#43436A color codes

HEX	`#43436A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 67, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 26.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, 10.41, -22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 24.98, 294.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.923, 6.248, 14.474)`
Decimal	`4408170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43436A, 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 #43436A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43436A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #43436A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43436a; }
.text { color: #43436a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43436a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 67 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43436a, #57436a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #43436A?: #43436A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43436A?: The RGB value is 67, 67, 106: 67 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43436A?: The complementary color is #6A6A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43436A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.