What color is #463247?

#463247 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 #463247?

The RGB value is 70, 50, 71: 70 red, 50 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463247?

The complementary color is #334732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463247 color

#463247 rgb(70, 50, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #463247 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green and 27.8% blue (70, 50, 71).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#463247 color codes

HEX	`#463247`
RGB	`rgb(70, 50, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 13.32, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 16.36, 324.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.804, 4.038, 6.486)`
Decimal	`4600391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463247, 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 #463247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #463247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463247; }
.text { color: #463247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 50 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463247, #47323e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463247?: #463247 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 #463247?: The RGB value is 70, 50, 71: 70 red, 50 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463247?: The complementary color is #334732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.