What color is #43493A?

#43493A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43493A?

The RGB value is 67, 73, 58: 67 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43493A?

The complementary color is #403A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43493A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43493A color

#43493A rgb(67, 73, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43493A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.6% green and 22.7% blue (67, 73, 58).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#43493A color codes

HEX	`#43493A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 73, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.07, -5.64, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.07, 9.93, 124.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.461, 6.264, 4.924)`
Decimal	`4409658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43493A, 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 #43493A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43493A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #43493A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43493a; }
.text { color: #43493a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43493a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 73 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43493a, #3b493a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43493A?: #43493A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43493A?: The RGB value is 67, 73, 58: 67 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43493A?: The complementary color is #403A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43493A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.