What color is #420009?

#420009 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #420009?

The RGB value is 66, 0, 9: 66 red, 0 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420009?

The complementary color is #004239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420009?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420009 color

#420009 rgb(66, 0, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #420009 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 0% green and 3.5% blue (66, 0, 9).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 86% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#420009 color codes

HEX	`#420009`
RGB	`rgb(66, 0, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 0%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.4, 30.77, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.4, 33.29, 22.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.296, 1.178, 0.365)`
Decimal	`4325385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420009, 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 #420009	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420009 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #420009 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420009; }
.text { color: #420009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420009; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 0 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420009, #421800); }

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Questions

What color is #420009?: #420009 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #420009?: The RGB value is 66, 0, 9: 66 red, 0 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420009?: The complementary color is #004239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420009?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.