What color is #43975F?

#43975F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43975F?

The RGB value is 67, 151, 95: 67 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43975F?

The complementary color is #97437B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43975F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43975F color

#43975F rgb(67, 151, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #43975F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 59.2% green and 37.3% blue (67, 151, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 39% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#43975F color codes

HEX	`#43975F`
RGB	`rgb(67, 151, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 59.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 39%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 56%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 37%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -38.52, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 44.37, 150.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.446, 24.151, 14.672)`
Decimal	`4429663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43975F, 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 #43975F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#43975F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #43975F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43975f; }
.text { color: #43975f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43975f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 151 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43975f, #439789); }

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Questions

What color is #43975F?: #43975F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43975F?: The RGB value is 67, 151, 95: 67 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43975F?: The complementary color is #97437B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43975F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.