What color is #420300?

#420300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #420300?

The RGB value is 66, 3, 0: 66 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420300?

The complementary color is #003F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420300 color

#420300 rgb(66, 3, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #420300 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (66, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 100% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#420300 color codes

HEX	`#420300`
RGB	`rgb(66, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 100%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.73, 28.97, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.73, 33.51, 30.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.28, 1.224, 0.116)`
Decimal	`4326144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420300, 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 #420300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #420300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420300; }
.text { color: #420300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420300, #422400); }

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Questions

What color is #420300?: #420300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #420300?: The RGB value is 66, 3, 0: 66 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420300?: The complementary color is #003F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.