What color is #43516E?

#43516E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43516E?

The RGB value is 67, 81, 110: 67 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43516E?

The complementary color is #6E6043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43516E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43516E color

#43516E rgb(67, 81, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43516E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 31.8% green and 43.1% blue (67, 81, 110).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Naval Blue (#384B6B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#43516E color codes

HEX	`#43516E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 81, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 31.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 2.51, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 18.6, 277.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.071, 8.204, 15.907)`
Decimal	`4411758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43516E, 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 #43516E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43516E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #43516E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43516e; }
.text { color: #43516e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43516e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 81 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43516e, #4b436e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #43516E?: #43516E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43516E?: The RGB value is 67, 81, 110: 67 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43516E?: The complementary color is #6E6043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43516E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.