What color is #43755B?

#43755B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43755B?

The RGB value is 67, 117, 91: 67 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43755B?

The complementary color is #75435D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43755B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43755B color

#43755B rgb(67, 117, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #43755B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 45.9% green and 35.7% blue (67, 117, 91).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#43755B color codes

HEX	`#43755B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 117, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 45.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, -23.31, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 25.04, 158.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.564, 14.67, 12.171)`
Decimal	`4420955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43755B, 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 #43755B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#43755B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #43755B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43755b; }
.text { color: #43755b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43755b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 117 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43755b, #437574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #43755B?: #43755B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43755B?: The RGB value is 67, 117, 91: 67 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43755B?: The complementary color is #75435D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43755B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.