What color is #421F2E?

#421F2E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421F2E?

The RGB value is 66, 31, 46: 66 red, 31 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421F2E?

The complementary color is #1F4233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421F2E color

#421F2E rgb(66, 31, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #421F2E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.2% green and 18% blue (66, 31, 46).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 36% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#421F2E color codes

HEX	`#421F2E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 31, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 36%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 53%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.16, 19.03, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.16, 19.17, 353.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.23, 2.336, 2.865)`
Decimal	`4333358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421F2E, 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 #421F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #421F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421f2e; }
.text { color: #421f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 31 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421f2e, #42221f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #421F2E?: #421F2E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421F2E?: The RGB value is 66, 31, 46: 66 red, 31 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421F2E?: The complementary color is #1F4233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.