What color is #420B10?

#420B10 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #420B10?

The RGB value is 66, 11, 16: 66 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420B10?

The complementary color is #0B423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420B10 color

#420B10 rgb(66, 11, 16)

Shades of red

The hex color #420B10 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 4.3% green and 6.3% blue (66, 11, 16).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 71% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 76% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#420B10 color codes

HEX	`#420B10`
RGB	`rgb(66, 11, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 4.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 71%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 83%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 76%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.19, 26.39, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.19, 28.95, 24.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.46, 1.435, 0.638)`
Decimal	`4328208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420B10, 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 #420B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #420B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420b10; }
.text { color: #420b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 11 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420b10, #42220b); }

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Questions

What color is #420B10?: #420B10 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #420B10?: The RGB value is 66, 11, 16: 66 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420B10?: The complementary color is #0B423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.