What color is #43553F?

#43553F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43553F?

The RGB value is 67, 85, 63: 67 red, 85 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43553F?

The complementary color is #513F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43553F?

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.

#43553F color

#43553F rgb(67, 85, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #43553F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 33.3% green and 24.7% blue (67, 85, 63).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#43553F color codes

HEX	`#43553F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 85, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 33.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, -11.83, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 15.89, 138.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.46, 8.049, 5.915)`
Decimal	`4412735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43553F, 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 #43553F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43553F 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 #43553F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43553f; }
.text { color: #43553f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43553f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 85 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43553f, #3f5546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43553F?: #43553F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43553F?: The RGB value is 67, 85, 63: 67 red, 85 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43553F?: The complementary color is #513F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43553F?: 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.