What color is #462B46?

#462B46 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 #462B46?

The RGB value is 70, 43, 70: 70 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462B46?

The complementary color is #2B462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462B46 color

#462B46 rgb(70, 43, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462B46 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 16.9% green and 27.5% blue (70, 43, 70).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#462B46 color codes

HEX	`#462B46`
RGB	`rgb(70, 43, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 16.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.84, 17.7, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.84, 21.27, 326.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.495, 3.472, 6.227)`
Decimal	`4598598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462B46, 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 #462B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #462B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462b46; }
.text { color: #462b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 43 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462b46, #462b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #462B46?: #462B46 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 #462B46?: The RGB value is 70, 43, 70: 70 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462B46?: The complementary color is #2B462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.