What color is #43544B?

#43544B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43544B?

The RGB value is 67, 84, 75: 67 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43544B?

The complementary color is #54434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43544B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43544B color

#43544B rgb(67, 84, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43544B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 32.9% green and 29.4% blue (67, 84, 75).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#43544B color codes

HEX	`#43544B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 84, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 32.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.07, -8.71, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.07, 9.24, 160.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.755, 8.042, 7.852)`
Decimal	`4412491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43544B, 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 #43544B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43544B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #43544B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43544b; }
.text { color: #43544b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43544b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 84 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43544b, #435454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43544B?: #43544B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43544B?: The RGB value is 67, 84, 75: 67 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43544B?: The complementary color is #54434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43544B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.