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#43474E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #43474E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#43474E Color Information

#43474E RGB value is (67, 71, 78). The hex color red value is 67, green is 71, and blue is 78. Its HSL format shows a hue of 218°, saturation of 8 percent, and lightness of 28 percent. The CMYK process values are 14 percent, 9 percent, 0 percent, 69 percent.

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#43474E Color Meaning

Color #43474E is a dark, muted shade of blue-gray that leans toward the blue spectrum, offering depth and subtle visual weight. Color #43474E promotes focus, analytical thinking, and calm composure, supporting structured mental engagement. Culturally, color #43474E is used in architecture, fashion, and professional design for stability, authority, and understated elegance. Spiritually, #43474E aligns with the throat chakra, assisting communication clarity and self-expression. In healing practices, #43474E is used to center thoughts, foster patience, and balance rationality with intuition.

Color Conversion

Convert #43474E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#43474E
RGB
rgb(67, 71, 78)
HSL
hsl(218°, 8%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 69%)
HSV
hsv(218°, 14%, 31%)
XYZ
5.9431 6.2498 8.1008
Yxy
6.2498 0.2929 0.3080
Hunter Lab
24.9996 0.0007 -0.0955
CIE-Lab
30.0342 0.0317 -4.7482

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red67 / 255 (26%)
26%
Green71 / 255 (28%)
28%
Blue78 / 255 (31%)
31%

CMYK Values

Cyan14 / 100 (14%)
14%
Magenta9 / 100 (9%)
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)69 / 100 (69%)
69%

Color Variations

#43474E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#43474E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #43474E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

9.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

9.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

9.33:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #43474E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#43474E

protanopia

#45454c

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #43474E;

Text Color

color: #43474E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #43474E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #43474E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #43474E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #43474E 0%, #292c30 100%);

#43474E Color FAQs

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