What color is #435859?

#435859 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #435859?

The RGB value is 67, 88, 89: 67 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435859?

The complementary color is #594443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435859 color

#435859 rgb(67, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #435859 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (67, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#435859 color codes

HEX	`#435859`
RGB	`rgb(67, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, -7.71, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 8.35, 202.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.607, 8.894, 10.765)`
Decimal	`4413529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435859, 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 #435859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #435859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435859; }
.text { color: #435859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435859, #434d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #435859?: #435859 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #435859?: The RGB value is 67, 88, 89: 67 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435859?: The complementary color is #594443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.