What color is #422836?

#422836 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422836?

The RGB value is 66, 40, 54: 66 red, 40 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422836?

The complementary color is #284234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422836 color

#422836 rgb(66, 40, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #422836 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 15.7% green and 21.2% blue (66, 40, 54).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 18% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#422836 color codes

HEX	`#422836`
RGB	`rgb(66, 40, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 15.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 18%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, 14.66, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 15.19, 344.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.671, 2.942, 3.864)`
Decimal	`4335670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422836, 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 #422836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #422836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422836; }
.text { color: #422836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 40 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422836, #422829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #422836?: #422836 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422836?: The RGB value is 66, 40, 54: 66 red, 40 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422836?: The complementary color is #284234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.