What color is #443C4F?

#443C4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #443C4F?

The RGB value is 68, 60, 79: 68 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443C4F?

The complementary color is #474F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443C4F color

#443C4F rgb(68, 60, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #443C4F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.5% green and 31% blue (68, 60, 79).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#443C4F color codes

HEX	`#443C4F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 60, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 7.83, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 12.89, 307.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.411, 5.025, 8.081)`
Decimal	`4471887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443C4F, 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 #443C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #443C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443c4f; }
.text { color: #443c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 60 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443c4f, #4e3c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443C4F?: #443C4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #443C4F?: The RGB value is 68, 60, 79: 68 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443C4F?: The complementary color is #474F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.