What color is #422137?

#422137 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 #422137?

The RGB value is 66, 33, 55: 66 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422137?

The complementary color is #21422C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422137 color

#422137 rgb(66, 33, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #422137 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.9% green and 21.6% blue (66, 33, 55).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#422137 color codes

HEX	`#422137`
RGB	`rgb(66, 33, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.02, 19.4, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.02, 20.76, 339.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.48, 2.522, 3.917)`
Decimal	`4333879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422137, 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 #422137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #422137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422137; }
.text { color: #422137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 33 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422137, #422127); }

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Questions

What color is #422137?: #422137 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 #422137?: The RGB value is 66, 33, 55: 66 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422137?: The complementary color is #21422C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.