What color is #421115?

#421115 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 #421115?

The RGB value is 66, 17, 21: 66 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421115?

The complementary color is #11423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421115 color

#421115 rgb(66, 17, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #421115 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (66, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 59% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 68% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#421115 color codes

HEX	`#421115`
RGB	`rgb(66, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 59%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 74%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, 23.97, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 26.09, 23.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.583, 1.614, 0.885)`
Decimal	`4329749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421115, 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 #421115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #421115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421115; }
.text { color: #421115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421115, #422511); }

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Questions

What color is #421115?: #421115 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 #421115?: The RGB value is 66, 17, 21: 66 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421115?: The complementary color is #11423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.