What color is #435B5A?

#435B5A 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 #435B5A?

The RGB value is 67, 91, 90: 67 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435B5A?

The complementary color is #5B4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435B5A color

#435B5A rgb(67, 91, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #435B5A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (67, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#435B5A color codes

HEX	`#435B5A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.77, -9.24, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.77, 9.54, 194.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.901, 9.413, 11.072)`
Decimal	`4414298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435B5A, 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 #435B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #435B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435b5a; }
.text { color: #435b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435b5a, #43505b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #435B5A?: #435B5A 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 #435B5A?: The RGB value is 67, 91, 90: 67 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435B5A?: The complementary color is #5B4344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.