What color is #423A48?

#423A48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423A48?

The RGB value is 66, 58, 72: 66 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423A48?

The complementary color is #40483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423A48 color

#423A48 rgb(66, 58, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423A48 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (66, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#423A48 color codes

HEX	`#423A48`
RGB	`rgb(66, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.72, 6.63, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.72, 9.86, 312.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.929, 4.652, 6.768)`
Decimal	`4340296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423A48, 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 #423A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #423A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423a48; }
.text { color: #423a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423a48, #483a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #423A48?: #423A48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423A48?: The RGB value is 66, 58, 72: 66 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423A48?: The complementary color is #40483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.