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#43474F Color Meaning and Information

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

#43474F Color Information

#43474F RGB value is (67, 71, 79). The hex color red value is 67, green is 71, and blue is 79. Its HSL format shows a hue of 220°, saturation of 8 percent, and lightness of 29 percent. The CMYK process values are 15 percent, 10 percent, 0 percent, 69 percent.

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#43474F Color Meaning

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

Convert #43474F 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
#43474F
RGB
rgb(67, 71, 79)
HSL
hsl(220°, 8%, 29%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 69%)
HSV
hsv(220°, 15%, 31%)
XYZ
5.9793 6.2643 8.2911
Yxy
6.2643 0.2912 0.3051
Hunter Lab
25.0286 0.0059 -0.1085
CIE-Lab
30.0697 0.2803 -5.3406

RGB Values

Red67 / 255 (26%)
26%
Green71 / 255 (28%)
28%
Blue79 / 255 (31%)
31%

CMYK Values

Cyan15 / 100 (15%)
15%
Magenta10 / 100 (10%)
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)69 / 100 (69%)
69%

#43474F 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.

#43474F 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

(WCAG 2.1) Test #43474F 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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#43474F

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

9.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

9.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

9.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

See how #43474F 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

#43474F

protanopia

#45454d

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

Background Color

background-color: #43474F;

Text Color

color: #43474F;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #43474F;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #43474F40;

Text Shadow

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

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #43474F 0%, #2a2d32 100%);

#43474F Color FAQs

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