What color is #431830?

#431830 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 #431830?

The RGB value is 67, 24, 48: 67 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431830?

The complementary color is #18432B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431830 color

#431830 rgb(67, 24, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #431830 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 9.4% green and 18.8% blue (67, 24, 48).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 47% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 28% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#431830 color codes

HEX	`#431830`
RGB	`rgb(67, 24, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 9.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 47%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 64%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 28%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 23.96, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 24.64, 346.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.175, 2.06, 3.026)`
Decimal	`4397104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431830, 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 #431830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #431830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431830; }
.text { color: #431830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 24 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431830, #43181b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #431830?: #431830 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 #431830?: The RGB value is 67, 24, 48: 67 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431830?: The complementary color is #18432B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.