What color is #462E42?

#462E42 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 #462E42?

The RGB value is 70, 46, 66: 70 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462E42?

The complementary color is #2E4632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462E42 color

#462E42 rgb(70, 46, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462E42 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18% green and 25.9% blue (70, 46, 66).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 6% 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 12.14:1).

#462E42 color codes

HEX	`#462E42`
RGB	`rgb(70, 46, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.48, 14.84, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.48, 16.92, 331.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.486, 3.65, 5.621)`
Decimal	`4599362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462E42, 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 #462E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #462E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462e42; }
.text { color: #462e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 46 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462e42, #462e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #462E42?: #462E42 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 #462E42?: The RGB value is 70, 46, 66: 70 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462E42?: The complementary color is #2E4632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.