What color is #43AF4B?

#43AF4B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43AF4B?

The RGB value is 67, 175, 75: 67 red, 175 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43AF4B?

The complementary color is #AF43A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43AF4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43AF4B color

#43AF4B rgb(67, 175, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #43AF4B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 68.6% green and 29.4% blue (67, 175, 75).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#43AF4B color codes

HEX	`#43AF4B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 175, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 68.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 57%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, -51.36, 41.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 66.14, 140.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.914, 32.359, 11.905)`
Decimal	`4435787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43AF4B, 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 #43AF4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#43AF4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	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 #43AF4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43af4b; }
.text { color: #43af4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43af4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 175 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43af4b, #43af81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #43AF4B?: #43AF4B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43AF4B?: The RGB value is 67, 175, 75: 67 red, 175 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43AF4B?: The complementary color is #AF43A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43AF4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.