What color is #422131?

#422131 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422131?

The RGB value is 66, 33, 49: 66 red, 33 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422131?

The complementary color is #214232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422131?

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.

#422131 color

#422131 rgb(66, 33, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #422131 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.9% green and 19.2% blue (66, 33, 49).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 26% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#422131 color codes

HEX	`#422131`
RGB	`rgb(66, 33, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 26%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.77, 18.28, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.77, 18.62, 349.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.345, 2.468, 3.205)`
Decimal	`4333873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422131, 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 #422131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422131 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 #422131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422131; }
.text { color: #422131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 33 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422131, #422221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #422131?: #422131 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422131?: The RGB value is 66, 33, 49: 66 red, 33 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422131?: The complementary color is #214232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422131?: 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.