What color is #462C41?

#462C41 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 #462C41?

The RGB value is 70, 44, 65: 70 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462C41?

The complementary color is #2C4631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462C41 color

#462C41 rgb(70, 44, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462C41 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.3% green and 25.5% blue (70, 44, 65).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#462C41 color codes

HEX	`#462C41`
RGB	`rgb(70, 44, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.89, 15.94, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.89, 17.99, 332.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.381, 3.485, 5.442)`
Decimal	`4598849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462C41, 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 #462C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #462C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462c41; }
.text { color: #462c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 44 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462c41, #462c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #462C41?: #462C41 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 #462C41?: The RGB value is 70, 44, 65: 70 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462C41?: The complementary color is #2C4631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.