What color is #423B4E?

#423B4E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #423B4E?

The RGB value is 66, 59, 78: 66 red, 59 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #423B4E?

The complementary color is #474E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #423B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#423B4E color

#423B4E rgb(66, 59, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #423B4E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 23.1% green and 30.6% blue (66, 59, 78).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#423B4E color codes

HEX	`#423B4E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 59, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 23.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, 7.47, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 12.83, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.186, 4.836, 7.867)`
Decimal	`4340558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #423B4E, 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 #423B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#423B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #423B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #423b4e; }
.text { color: #423b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #423b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 59 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #423b4e, #4c3b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #423B4E?: #423B4E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #423B4E?: The RGB value is 66, 59, 78: 66 red, 59 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #423B4E?: The complementary color is #474E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #423B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.