What color is #462F3B?

#462F3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462F3B?

The RGB value is 70, 47, 59: 70 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462F3B?

The complementary color is #2F463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462F3B?

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.

#462F3B color

#462F3B rgb(70, 47, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #462F3B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.4% green and 23.1% blue (70, 47, 59).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#462F3B color codes

HEX	`#462F3B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 47, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.48, 12.72, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.48, 13.16, 345.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.332, 3.651, 4.613)`
Decimal	`4599611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462F3B, 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 #462F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462F3B 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 #462F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462f3b; }
.text { color: #462f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 47 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462f3b, #462f30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #462F3B?: #462F3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462F3B?: The RGB value is 70, 47, 59: 70 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462F3B?: The complementary color is #2F463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462F3B?: 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.