What color is #421F32?

#421F32 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421F32?

The RGB value is 66, 31, 50: 66 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421F32?

The complementary color is #1F422F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421F32 color

#421F32 rgb(66, 31, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #421F32 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.2% green and 19.6% blue (66, 31, 50).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#421F32 color codes

HEX	`#421F32`
RGB	`rgb(66, 31, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 53%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 24%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, 19.73, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 20.33, 346.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.313, 2.369, 3.3)`
Decimal	`4333362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421F32, 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 #421F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #421F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421f32; }
.text { color: #421f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 31 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421f32, #421f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #421F32?: #421F32 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421F32?: The RGB value is 66, 31, 50: 66 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421F32?: The complementary color is #1F422F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.