What color is #412234?

#412234 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 #412234?

The RGB value is 65, 34, 52: 65 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412234?

The complementary color is #22412F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412234 color

#412234 rgb(65, 34, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #412234 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 13.3% green and 20.4% blue (65, 34, 52).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#412234 color codes

HEX	`#412234`
RGB	`rgb(65, 34, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 13.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 17.78, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 18.56, 343.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.372, 2.516, 3.556)`
Decimal	`4268596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412234, 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 #412234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #412234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412234; }
.text { color: #412234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 34 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412234, #412225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #412234?: #412234 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 #412234?: The RGB value is 65, 34, 52: 65 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412234?: The complementary color is #22412F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.