What color is #421E1A?

#421E1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421E1A?

The RGB value is 66, 30, 26: 66 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421E1A?

The complementary color is #1A3E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421E1A color

#421E1A rgb(66, 30, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #421E1A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 11.8% green and 10.2% blue (66, 30, 26).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 43% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 61% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#421E1A color codes

HEX	`#421E1A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 30, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 11.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 43%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 61%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 61%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.31, 16.91, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.31, 20.01, 32.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.898, 2.162, 1.242)`
Decimal	`4333082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421E1A, 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 #421E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #421E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421e1a; }
.text { color: #421e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 30 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421e1a, #42321a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #421E1A?: #421E1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421E1A?: The RGB value is 66, 30, 26: 66 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421E1A?: The complementary color is #1A3E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.