What color is #43495A?

#43495A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43495A?

The RGB value is 67, 73, 90: 67 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43495A?

The complementary color is #5A5443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43495A color

#43495A rgb(67, 73, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43495A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (67, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#43495A color codes

HEX	`#43495A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 1.87, -10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 11, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.542, 6.696, 10.619)`
Decimal	`4409690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43495A, 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 #43495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #43495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43495a; }
.text { color: #43495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43495a, #49435a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #43495A?: #43495A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43495A?: The RGB value is 67, 73, 90: 67 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43495A?: The complementary color is #5A5443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.