What color is #43524C?

#43524C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43524C?

The RGB value is 67, 82, 76: 67 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43524C?

The complementary color is #524349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43524C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43524C color

#43524C rgb(67, 82, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43524C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 32.2% green and 29.8% blue (67, 82, 76).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#43524C color codes

HEX	`#43524C`
RGB	`rgb(67, 82, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 32.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 18%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.46, -7.28, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.46, 7.45, 167.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.636, 7.75, 7.982)`
Decimal	`4411980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43524C, 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 #43524C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43524C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #43524C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43524c; }
.text { color: #43524c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43524c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 82 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43524c, #435152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43524C?: #43524C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43524C?: The RGB value is 67, 82, 76: 67 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43524C?: The complementary color is #524349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43524C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.