What color is #43594B?

#43594B 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 #43594B?

The RGB value is 67, 89, 75: 67 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43594B?

The complementary color is #594351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43594B color

#43594B rgb(67, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #43594B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (67, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#43594B color codes

HEX	`#43594B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.69, -11.65, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.69, 12.84, 155.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.157, 8.846, 7.986)`
Decimal	`4413771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43594B, 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 #43594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #43594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43594b; }
.text { color: #43594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43594b, #435956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #43594B?: #43594B 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 #43594B?: The RGB value is 67, 89, 75: 67 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43594B?: The complementary color is #594351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.