What color is #431E32?

#431E32 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 #431E32?

The RGB value is 67, 30, 50: 67 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #431E32?

The complementary color is #1E432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #431E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#431E32 color

#431E32 rgb(67, 30, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #431E32 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 11.8% green and 19.6% blue (67, 30, 50).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 25% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#431E32 color codes

HEX	`#431E32`
RGB	`rgb(67, 30, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 11.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 25%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.24, 20.75, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.24, 21.35, 346.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.355, 2.352, 3.294)`
Decimal	`4398642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #431E32, 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 #431E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#431E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #431E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #431e32; }
.text { color: #431e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #431e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 30 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #431e32, #431e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #431E32?: #431E32 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 #431E32?: The RGB value is 67, 30, 50: 67 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #431E32?: The complementary color is #1E432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #431E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.