What color is #43795A?

#43795A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43795A?

The RGB value is 67, 121, 90: 67 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43795A?

The complementary color is #794362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43795A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43795A color

#43795A rgb(67, 121, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #43795A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 47.5% green and 35.3% blue (67, 121, 90).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#43795A color codes

HEX	`#43795A`
RGB	`rgb(67, 121, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 47.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, -25.55, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 28.03, 155.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.997, 15.605, 12.104)`
Decimal	`4421978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43795A, 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 #43795A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#43795A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #43795A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43795a; }
.text { color: #43795a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43795a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 121 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43795a, #437975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #43795A?: #43795A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43795A?: The RGB value is 67, 121, 90: 67 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43795A?: The complementary color is #794362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43795A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.