What color is #432D46?

#432D46 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 #432D46?

The RGB value is 67, 45, 70: 67 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #432D46?

The complementary color is #30462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #432D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#432D46 color

#432D46 rgb(67, 45, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #432D46 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (67, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#432D46 color codes

HEX	`#432D46`
RGB	`rgb(67, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.99, 15.22, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.99, 19.15, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.358, 3.512, 6.242)`
Decimal	`4402502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #432D46, 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 #432D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#432D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #432D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #432d46; }
.text { color: #432d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #432d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #432d46, #462d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #432D46?: #432D46 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 #432D46?: The RGB value is 67, 45, 70: 67 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #432D46?: The complementary color is #30462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #432D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.