What color is #422123?

#422123 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 #422123?

The RGB value is 66, 33, 35: 66 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422123?

The complementary color is #214240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422123 color

#422123 rgb(66, 33, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #422123 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 12.9% green and 13.7% blue (66, 33, 35).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 47% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#422123 color codes

HEX	`#422123`
RGB	`rgb(66, 33, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 12.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 47%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, 16.08, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 17.06, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.094, 2.368, 1.884)`
Decimal	`4333859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422123, 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 #422123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #422123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422123; }
.text { color: #422123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 33 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422123, #423021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #422123?: #422123 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 #422123?: The RGB value is 66, 33, 35: 66 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422123?: The complementary color is #214240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.