What color is #443950?

#443950 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443950?

The RGB value is 68, 57, 80: 68 red, 57 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443950?

The complementary color is #455039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443950 color

#443950 rgb(68, 57, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #443950 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 22.4% green and 31.4% blue (68, 57, 80).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#443950 color codes

HEX	`#443950`
RGB	`rgb(68, 57, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 22.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, 10.08, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 15.81, 309.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.295, 4.734, 8.223)`
Decimal	`4471120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443950, 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 #443950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #443950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443950; }
.text { color: #443950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 57 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443950, #4f3950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443950?: #443950 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443950?: The RGB value is 68, 57, 80: 68 red, 57 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443950?: The complementary color is #455039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.