What color is #435A69?

#435A69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #435A69?

The RGB value is 67, 90, 105: 67 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435A69?

The complementary color is #695243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435A69 color

#435A69 rgb(67, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #435A69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (67, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#435A69 color codes

HEX	`#435A69`
RGB	`rgb(67, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -4.58, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 12.27, 248.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.52, 9.525, 14.751)`
Decimal	`4414057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435A69, 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 #435A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #435A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435a69; }
.text { color: #435a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435a69, #434769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #435A69?: #435A69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #435A69?: The RGB value is 67, 90, 105: 67 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435A69?: The complementary color is #695243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.