What color is #435A57?

#435A57 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #435A57?

The RGB value is 67, 90, 87: 67 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435A57?

The complementary color is #5A4346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435A57 color

#435A57 rgb(67, 90, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #435A57 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 35.3% green and 34.1% blue (67, 90, 87).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#435A57 color codes

HEX	`#435A57`
RGB	`rgb(67, 90, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 35.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -9.4, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 9.47, 186.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.691, 9.193, 10.384)`
Decimal	`4414039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435A57, 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 #435A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #435A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435a57; }
.text { color: #435a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 90 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435a57, #43525a); }

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Questions

What color is #435A57?: #435A57 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #435A57?: The RGB value is 67, 90, 87: 67 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435A57?: The complementary color is #5A4346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.