What color is #443D51?

#443D51 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 #443D51?

The RGB value is 68, 61, 81: 68 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #443D51?

The complementary color is #4A513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #443D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#443D51 color

#443D51 rgb(68, 61, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #443D51 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 23.9% green and 31.8% blue (68, 61, 81).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#443D51 color codes

HEX	`#443D51`
RGB	`rgb(68, 61, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 23.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 7.68, -10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 13.4, 304.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.538, 5.161, 8.487)`
Decimal	`4472145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #443D51, 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 #443D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#443D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #443D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #443d51; }
.text { color: #443d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 61 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #443d51, #4e3d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #443D51?: #443D51 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 #443D51?: The RGB value is 68, 61, 81: 68 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #443D51?: The complementary color is #4A513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #443D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.