What color is #421E25?

#421E25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421E25?

The RGB value is 66, 30, 37: 66 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421E25?

The complementary color is #1E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421E25 color

#421E25 rgb(66, 30, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #421E25 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 11.8% green and 14.5% blue (66, 30, 37).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 44% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#421E25 color codes

HEX	`#421E25`
RGB	`rgb(66, 30, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 11.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 44%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 18.26, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 18.56, 10.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.045, 2.221, 2.018)`
Decimal	`4333093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421E25, 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 #421E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #421E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421e25; }
.text { color: #421e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 30 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421e25, #42291e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #421E25?: #421E25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421E25?: The RGB value is 66, 30, 37: 66 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421E25?: The complementary color is #1E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.