What color is #43523F?

#43523F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43523F?

The RGB value is 67, 82, 63: 67 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43523F?

The complementary color is #4E3F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43523F color

#43523F rgb(67, 82, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #43523F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (67, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#43523F color codes

HEX	`#43523F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, -10.08, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 13.68, 137.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.229, 7.587, 5.838)`
Decimal	`4411967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43523F, 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 #43523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #43523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43523f; }
.text { color: #43523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43523f, #3f5245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43523F?: #43523F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43523F?: The RGB value is 67, 82, 63: 67 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43523F?: The complementary color is #4E3F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.