What color is #437A6D?

#437A6D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #437A6D?

The RGB value is 67, 122, 109: 67 red, 122 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #437A6D?

The complementary color is #7A4350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #437A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#437A6D color

#437A6D rgb(67, 122, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #437A6D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 47.8% green and 42.7% blue (67, 122, 109).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#437A6D color codes

HEX	`#437A6D`
RGB	`rgb(67, 122, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 47.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.26, -21.59, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.26, 21.64, 176.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.033, 16.216, 16.961)`
Decimal	`4422253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #437A6D, 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 #437A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#437A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #437A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #437a6d; }
.text { color: #437a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #437a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 122 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #437a6d, #436c7a); }

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Questions

What color is #437A6D?: #437A6D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #437A6D?: The RGB value is 67, 122, 109: 67 red, 122 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #437A6D?: The complementary color is #7A4350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #437A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.