What color is #43463A?

#43463A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43463A?

The RGB value is 67, 70, 58: 67 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43463A?

The complementary color is #3D3A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43463A color

#43463A rgb(67, 70, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43463A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (67, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#43463A color codes

HEX	`#43463A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.11, -3.78, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.11, 7.8, 118.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.269, 5.879, 4.859)`
Decimal	`4408890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43463A, 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 #43463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #43463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43463a; }
.text { color: #43463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43463a, #3d463a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #43463A?: #43463A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43463A?: The RGB value is 67, 70, 58: 67 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43463A?: The complementary color is #3D3A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.