What color is #435A6E?

#435A6E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #435A6E?

The RGB value is 67, 90, 110: 67 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435A6E?

The complementary color is #6E5743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435A6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435A6E color

#435A6E rgb(67, 90, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #435A6E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 35.3% green and 43.1% blue (67, 90, 110).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#435A6E color codes

HEX	`#435A6E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 90, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 35.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 18%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -3.13, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 14.52, 257.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.784, 9.631, 16.145)`
Decimal	`4414062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435A6E, 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 #435A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #435A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435a6e; }
.text { color: #435a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 90 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435a6e, #43446e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #435A6E?: #435A6E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #435A6E?: The RGB value is 67, 90, 110: 67 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435A6E?: The complementary color is #6E5743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435A6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.