What color is #435D61?

#435D61 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 #435D61?

The RGB value is 67, 93, 97: 67 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435D61?

The complementary color is #614743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435D61 color

#435D61 rgb(67, 93, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #435D61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (67, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#435D61 color codes

HEX	`#435D61`
RGB	`rgb(67, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 4%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, -8.59, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 10.16, 212.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.386, 9.885, 12.773)`
Decimal	`4414817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435D61, 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 #435D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#435D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #435D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435d61; }
.text { color: #435d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435d61, #434e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #435D61?: #435D61 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 #435D61?: The RGB value is 67, 93, 97: 67 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435D61?: The complementary color is #614743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.