What color is #421927?

#421927 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421927?

The RGB value is 66, 25, 39: 66 red, 25 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421927?

The complementary color is #194234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421927 color

#421927 rgb(66, 25, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #421927 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 9.8% green and 15.3% blue (66, 25, 39).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 45% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 41% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#421927 color codes

HEX	`#421927`
RGB	`rgb(66, 25, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 9.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 45%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 62%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 41%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.49, 21.6, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.49, 21.6, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.961, 2, 2.149)`
Decimal	`4331815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421927, 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 #421927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #421927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421927; }
.text { color: #421927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 25 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421927, #421f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #421927?: #421927 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421927?: The RGB value is 66, 25, 39: 66 red, 25 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421927?: The complementary color is #194234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.