What color is #443947?

#443947 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443947?

The RGB value is 68, 57, 71: 68 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443947?

The complementary color is #3C4739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443947 color

#443947 rgb(68, 57, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443947 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.4% green and 27.8% blue (68, 57, 71).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#443947 color codes

HEX	`#443947`
RGB	`rgb(68, 57, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.59, 7.86, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.59, 10.4, 319.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.984, 4.61, 6.587)`
Decimal	`4471111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443947, 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 #443947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #443947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443947; }
.text { color: #443947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 57 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443947, #473943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443947?: #443947 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443947?: The RGB value is 68, 57, 71: 68 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443947?: The complementary color is #3C4739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.