What color is #422037?

#422037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422037?

The RGB value is 66, 32, 55: 66 red, 32 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422037?

The complementary color is #20422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422037 color

#422037 rgb(66, 32, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #422037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.5% green and 21.6% blue (66, 32, 55).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#422037 color codes

HEX	`#422037`
RGB	`rgb(66, 32, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.77, 20.04, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.77, 21.48, 338.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.453, 2.467, 3.908)`
Decimal	`4333623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422037, 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 #422037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #422037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422037; }
.text { color: #422037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 32 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422037, #422026); }

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Questions

What color is #422037?: #422037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422037?: The RGB value is 66, 32, 55: 66 red, 32 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422037?: The complementary color is #20422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.