What color is #422B44?

#422B44 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422B44?

The RGB value is 66, 43, 68: 66 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422B44?

The complementary color is #2D442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422B44 color

#422B44 rgb(66, 43, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #422B44 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 16.9% green and 26.7% blue (66, 43, 68).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#422B44 color codes

HEX	`#422B44`
RGB	`rgb(66, 43, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 16.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.22, 15.69, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.22, 19.42, 323.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.154, 3.303, 5.887)`
Decimal	`4336452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422B44, 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 #422B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #422B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422b44; }
.text { color: #422b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 43 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422b44, #442b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #422B44?: #422B44 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422B44?: The RGB value is 66, 43, 68: 66 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422B44?: The complementary color is #2D442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.