What color is #412233?

#412233 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412233?

The RGB value is 65, 34, 51: 65 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412233?

The complementary color is #224130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412233 color

#412233 rgb(65, 34, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #412233 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 13.3% green and 20% blue (65, 34, 51).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#412233 color codes

HEX	`#412233`
RGB	`rgb(65, 34, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 13.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.95, 17.59, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.95, 18.2, 345.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.35, 2.507, 3.439)`
Decimal	`4268595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412233, 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 #412233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #412233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412233; }
.text { color: #412233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 34 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412233, #412224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #412233?: #412233 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412233?: The RGB value is 65, 34, 51: 65 red, 34 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412233?: The complementary color is #224130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.