What color is #462338?

#462338 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462338?

The RGB value is 70, 35, 56: 70 red, 35 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462338?

The complementary color is #234631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462338 color

#462338 rgb(70, 35, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462338 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 13.7% green and 22% blue (70, 35, 56).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#462338 color codes

HEX	`#462338`
RGB	`rgb(70, 35, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 13.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.18, 19.93, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.18, 20.89, 342.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.841, 2.79, 4.077)`
Decimal	`4596536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462338, 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 #462338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #462338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462338; }
.text { color: #462338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 35 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462338, #462326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #462338?: #462338 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462338?: The RGB value is 70, 35, 56: 70 red, 35 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462338?: The complementary color is #234631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.