What color is #437F6F?

#437F6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #437F6F?

The RGB value is 67, 127, 111: 67 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #437F6F?

The complementary color is #7F4353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #437F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#437F6F color

#437F6F rgb(67, 127, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #437F6F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 49.8% green and 43.5% blue (67, 127, 111).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 31% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#437F6F color codes

HEX	`#437F6F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 127, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 49.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 31%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, -23.67, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 23.82, 173.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.772, 17.519, 17.744)`
Decimal	`4423535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #437F6F, 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 #437F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#437F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #437F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #437f6f; }
.text { color: #437f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #437f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 127 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #437f6f, #43717f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #437F6F?: #437F6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #437F6F?: The RGB value is 67, 127, 111: 67 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #437F6F?: The complementary color is #7F4353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #437F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.