What color is #463143?

#463143 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463143?

The RGB value is 70, 49, 67: 70 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463143?

The complementary color is #314634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463143 color

#463143 rgb(70, 49, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463143 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.2% green and 26.3% blue (70, 49, 67).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#463143 color codes

HEX	`#463143`
RGB	`rgb(70, 49, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.35, 13.08, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.35, 15.07, 330.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.637, 3.904, 5.818)`
Decimal	`4600131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463143, 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 #463143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #463143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463143; }
.text { color: #463143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 49 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463143, #463139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463143?: #463143 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463143?: The RGB value is 70, 49, 67: 70 red, 49 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463143?: The complementary color is #314634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.