What color is #42170F?

#42170F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42170F?

The RGB value is 66, 23, 15: 66 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42170F?

The complementary color is #0F3A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42170F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42170F color

#42170F rgb(66, 23, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #42170F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 9% green and 5.9% blue (66, 23, 15).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 63% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 77% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#42170F color codes

HEX	`#42170F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 23, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 63%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 77%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 77%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.43, 20.24, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.43, 25.45, 37.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.64, 1.806, 0.661)`
Decimal	`4331279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42170F, 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 #42170F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42170F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #42170F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42170f; }
.text { color: #42170f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42170f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 23 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42170f, #42310f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #42170F?: #42170F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42170F?: The RGB value is 66, 23, 15: 66 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42170F?: The complementary color is #0F3A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42170F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.