What color is #42080D?

#42080D is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42080D?

The RGB value is 66, 8, 13: 66 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42080D?

The complementary color is #08423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42080D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42080D color

#42080D rgb(66, 8, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #42080D is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 3.1% green and 5.1% blue (66, 8, 13).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 78% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 80% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#42080D color codes

HEX	`#42080D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 8, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 3.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 78%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 88%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 80%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, 27.43, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 30.26, 24.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.407, 1.361, 0.517)`
Decimal	`4327437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42080D, 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 #42080D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42080D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #42080D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42080d; }
.text { color: #42080d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42080d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 8 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42080d, #422008); }

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Questions

What color is #42080D?: #42080D is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42080D?: The RGB value is 66, 8, 13: 66 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42080D?: The complementary color is #08423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42080D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.