What color is #43876B?

#43876B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43876B?

The RGB value is 67, 135, 107: 67 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43876B?

The complementary color is #87435F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43876B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43876B color

#43876B rgb(67, 135, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #43876B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 52.9% green and 42% blue (67, 135, 107).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#43876B color codes

HEX	`#43876B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 135, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 52.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, -28.63, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 29.87, 163.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.631, 19.582, 16.968)`
Decimal	`4425579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43876B, 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 #43876B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#43876B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #43876B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43876b; }
.text { color: #43876b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43876b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 135 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43876b, #438187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #43876B?: #43876B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43876B?: The RGB value is 67, 135, 107: 67 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43876B?: The complementary color is #87435F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43876B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.