What color is #420012?

#420012 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #420012?

The RGB value is 66, 0, 18: 66 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420012?

The complementary color is #004230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420012 color

#420012 rgb(66, 0, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #420012 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (66, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#420012 color codes

HEX	`#420012`
RGB	`rgb(66, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.57, 31.25, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.57, 32.38, 15.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.356, 1.202, 0.68)`
Decimal	`4325394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420012, 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 #420012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #420012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420012; }
.text { color: #420012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420012, #420f00); }

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Questions

What color is #420012?: #420012 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #420012?: The RGB value is 66, 0, 18: 66 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420012?: The complementary color is #004230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.