What color is #435D74?

#435D74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #435D74?

The RGB value is 67, 93, 116: 67 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #435D74?

The complementary color is #745A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #435D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#435D74 color

#435D74 rgb(67, 93, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #435D74 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 36.5% green and 45.5% blue (67, 93, 116).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#435D74 color codes

HEX	`#435D74`
RGB	`rgb(67, 93, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 36.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 20%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, -3.18, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 16.4, 258.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.38, 10.282, 18.01)`
Decimal	`4414836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #435D74, 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 #435D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#435D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #435D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #435d74; }
.text { color: #435d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #435d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 93 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #435d74, #434574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #435D74?: #435D74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #435D74?: The RGB value is 67, 93, 116: 67 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #435D74?: The complementary color is #745A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #435D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.