What color is #43454F?

#43454F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43454F?

The RGB value is 67, 69, 79: 67 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43454F?

The complementary color is #4F4D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43454F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43454F color

#43454F rgb(67, 69, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43454F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.1% green and 31% blue (67, 69, 79).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#43454F color codes

HEX	`#43454F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 69, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, 1.56, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 6.46, 283.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.854, 6.014, 8.248)`
Decimal	`4408655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43454F, 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 #43454F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43454F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #43454F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43454f; }
.text { color: #43454f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43454f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 69 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43454f, #47434f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #43454F?: #43454F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43454F?: The RGB value is 67, 69, 79: 67 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43454F?: The complementary color is #4F4D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43454F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.