What color is #442E49?

#442E49 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 #442E49?

The RGB value is 68, 46, 73: 68 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #442E49?

The complementary color is #33492E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #442E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#442E49 color

#442E49 rgb(68, 46, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #442E49 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18% green and 28.6% blue (68, 46, 73).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#442E49 color codes

HEX	`#442E49`
RGB	`rgb(68, 46, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 18%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 37%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.53, 15.66, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.53, 20.22, 320.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.563, 3.664, 6.769)`
Decimal	`4468297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #442E49, 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 #442E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#442E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #442E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #442e49; }
.text { color: #442e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 46 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #442e49, #492e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #442E49?: #442E49 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 #442E49?: The RGB value is 68, 46, 73: 68 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #442E49?: The complementary color is #33492E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #442E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.