What color is #42192E?

#42192E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42192E?

The RGB value is 66, 25, 46: 66 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42192E?

The complementary color is #19422D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42192E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42192E color

#42192E rgb(66, 25, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #42192E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 9.8% green and 18% blue (66, 25, 46).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 45% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#42192E color codes

HEX	`#42192E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 25, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 9.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 45%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 62%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.75, 22.67, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.75, 23.1, 348.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.088, 2.051, 2.818)`
Decimal	`4331822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42192E, 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 #42192E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42192E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #42192E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42192e; }
.text { color: #42192e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42192e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 25 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42192e, #42191a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #42192E?: #42192E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42192E?: The RGB value is 66, 25, 46: 66 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42192E?: The complementary color is #19422D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42192E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.