What color is #43B877?

#43B877 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43B877?

The RGB value is 67, 184, 119: 67 red, 184 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43B877?

The complementary color is #B84384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43B877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43B877 color

#43B877 rgb(67, 184, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #43B877 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 72.2% green and 46.7% blue (67, 184, 119).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#43B877 color codes

HEX	`#43B877`
RGB	`rgb(67, 184, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 72.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 35%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.13, -47.72, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.13, 53.24, 153.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.783, 36.804, 23.352)`
Decimal	`4438135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43B877, 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 #43B877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#43B877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #43B877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43b877; }
.text { color: #43b877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43b877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 184 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43b877, #43b8b2); }

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Questions

What color is #43B877?: #43B877 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43B877?: The RGB value is 67, 184, 119: 67 red, 184 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43B877?: The complementary color is #B84384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43B877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.